Discovery and Characterization of Silver Sulfide Nanoparticles in Final Sewage Sludge Products

B O J E O N G K I M , * , † C H E E S U N G P A R K , ‡ M I T S U H I R O M U R A Y A M A , ‡ , § A N D M I C H A E L F . H O C H E L L A , J R . † , § The Center for NanoBioEarth, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, and Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

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