Specific parameterization of WHAM improves the prediction of copper competitive binding on plant roots
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چکیده
The Windermere humic aqueous model (WHAM) initially designed to model metal cation binding on humic substances were applied in predictive ecotoxicology [2]. For terrestrial higher plants, a recent investigation showed that WHAM was able to satisfactorily model cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) concentrations in pea (Pisum sativum L.) roots, but that it overestimated the Cu concentration in roots [3].
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