Adsorption

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000563

1. The retention of atoms, ions, or molecules on the surface of another substance.

2. Adsorption is the adhesion of molecules of gas, liquid, or dissolved solids to a surface. The term also refers to a method of treating wastes in which activated carbon is used to remove organic compounds from wastewater. See also Carbon Adsorption.

3. Adsorption is the process by which nutrients such as inorganic phosphorous adhere to particles via a loose chemical bond with the surface of clay particles. Desorption is the process by which inorganic nutrients are released from the surface of particles back into solution.

4. The process by which chemicals are held on the surface of a mineral or soil particle (compare with Absorption).

5. 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 waste-water.

6. Adhesion of molecules of gas, liquid, or dissolved solids to a surface.

7. The adhesion of a thin film of liquid or gases to the surface of a solid substance.

8. Adsorption is the adhesion of molecules of gas, liquid, or dissolved solids to a surface. The term also refers to a method of treating wastes in which activated carbon is used to remove organic compounds from wastewater.

9. Adsorption is the process by which nutrients such as inorganic phosphorous adhere to particles via a loose chemical bond with the surface of clay particles.

10. The retention of atoms, ions or molecules onto the surface of another substance.

11. 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 waste-water. [EPA 2005b]

12. The adhesion of one substance to the surface of another.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-000563
Field	Environment
Subject	Water
References	Underground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary; Watershed Protection Glossary; Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary; Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary; Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b; Glossary: Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources; EPA Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report at http://www.epa.gov/hfstudy/pdfs/hf-report20121214.pdf; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms; Waste and Cleanup Risk Thesaurus; Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment; Nonpoint Pollution Source from Agriculture Glossary

Record as JSON

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