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adsorb
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adsorb /ad·sorb/ (ad-sorb´) to attract and retain other material on the surface; to conduct the process of adsorption.
ad·sorb (d-zôrb)
v.
To take up by adsorption.

adsorb,
v to attract molecules of a substance to the surface of another solid substance.

adsorb
to attract and retain other material on the surface.


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However, the Cluster Rule fell short on regulating volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which play a significant role in the formation of ozone, and adsorbable organic halides (AOX), which exhibit toxicity and may bioaccumulate in fish tissue.
The aim of this study was to determine how the adsorbable organic halogen (AOX) formation in the elemental chlorine tree (ECF) bleaching effluent was influenced by oxygen delignification before bleaching and by the hexenuronic acid (HexA) content of the pulps.
 
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