 A non-woven fabric containing abacar fibres was modified with carboxylic and amine functional groups through graft, polymerization of acrylic acid and glycidyl methacrylate from an electron beam irradiated abacar, polyester NWF. The resulting materials were characterized using FTIR, TGA, and SEM, and batched sorption studies showed that the PAA-modified NWF exhibited higher affinity toward Ni2+, CD2+, and PB2+, than the EDA-modified abacar or polyester GPGMA. This article was authored by Jordan F. Madrid, Patrick J. E. Cabela, and Lucille Villabot.