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Among various forest biowastes, chestnut bur had the highest uptake values of Cd(II) and Pb(II), and these values were higher than those of agricultural biowastes used as comparable biosorbents. This study is the first report showing the high potential of chestnut bur as biosorbent for the removal of cationic heavy metals. Pseudo-second-order equation satisfactorily described the biosorption behaviors...