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What is a sorption?

What is a sorption? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sciences) Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption.
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Equipment and supplies that contact water, sediment, or test chambers should be chosen to minimize sorption of chemicals.
Other solutes interact with aquifer solids through physicochemical processes known as sorption.
In Figure 16, the moisture sorption characteristics of aged wood are compared to those of heat-treated wood.
The effects of ageing are qualitatively similar to those of dry heating with respect to the moisture sorption characteristics of wood.
A higher carbon load to the test system may also act to reduce bioavailability of D5 by providing a sorption substrate.
Geochemical interaction between the geosphere, hydrosphere and the biosphere depends partly on sorption processes and partly on chemical speciation.

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