Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Lanthanum-modified shale powder/alginate composite hydrogel beads for fluoride-contaminated groundwater treatmentSitong Liu · Shaoxiong Li · Xu Bi · Guangying Feng · Zhao Wang · Qiusheng Yuan · Yue Xu · Ningyi LiFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1962172