Abstract. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have high surface area and high anion exchange capacity, so they have been proposed to be an effective scavenger for contaminants. In this study, the adsorption of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4-D) on Mg/Al–NO3 LDHs with varying layer charge density was investigated with particular attention on the effect of the orientation of the interlayer nitrat…