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Term

adsorption

Term

Removal of a pollutant from air or water by collecting the pollutant on the surface of a solid material; e.g. an advanced method of treating waste in which activated carbon removes organic matter from wastewater.

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US EPA.

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Definition source URL

http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/aterms.html

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US EPA

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Subjects

GENERAL

Long definition

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