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retention time

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024194

1. In chromatography, the time between when a sample is injected and the time the chromatographic peak is recorded.

2. The interval of time that a pollutant, fluid, or other material remains in a water body.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024194
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesUnderground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024194",
  "term": "retention time",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. In chromatography, the time between when a sample is injected and the time the chromatographic peak is recorded.\n\n2. The interval of time that a pollutant, fluid, or other material remains in a water body.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Underground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary",
    "N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/retention-time/"
}

Record 24,194 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.