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  2. Assimilative capacity - Wikipedia

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    Assimilative capacity is the ability for pollutants to be absorbed by an environment without detrimental effects to the environment or those who use of it. [1] Natural absorption into an environment is achieved through dilution, dispersion and removal through chemical or biological processes. [1]

  3. Meat absorbent pad - Wikipedia

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    While packaging waste is a concern, the main priority for vendors is to minimize food waste caused by spoilage. [11] Active packaging antibacterial indicator absorbent pads that inhibit bacterial growth and visually signal meat deterioration are being explored through the use of nanofibers and silver nanoparticles. [12] [13] [14] [15]

  4. Sorption - Wikipedia

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    Gas–liquid absorption (a) and liquid–solid adsorption (b) mechanism. Blue spheres are solute molecules. Sorption is a physical and chemical process by which one substance becomes attached to another. Specific cases of sorption are treated in the following articles: Absorption

  5. Food loss and waste - Wikipedia

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    A majority of food waste food is avoidable, with the rest being divided almost equally into foods which are unavoidable [clarification needed] (e.g. tea bags) and those that are unavoidable due to preference [clarification needed] (e.g. bread crusts) or cooking type (e.g. potato skins).

  6. Assimilation (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Assimilation is the process of absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other chemicals from food as part of the nutrition of an organism. In humans, this is always done with a chemical breakdown (enzymes and acids) and physical breakdown (oral mastication and stomach churning).

  7. Sodium polyacrylate - Wikipedia

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    This super-absorbent polymer (SAP) has the ability to absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. Sodium polyacrylate is an anionic polyelectrolyte [2] with negatively charged carboxylic groups in the main chain. It is a polymer made up of chains of acrylate compounds. It contains sodium, which gives it the ability to absorb large amounts of water.

  8. Glossary of environmental science - Wikipedia

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    organics - plant or animal matter originating from domestic or industrial sources, e.g. grass clippings, tree prunings, food waste. overshoot- growth beyond an area's carrying capacity; ecological deficit occurs when human consumption and waste production exceed the capacity of the Earth to create new resources and absorb waste. During ...

  9. Adsorption refrigeration - Wikipedia

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    It is very similar to absorption refrigeration (note that the second letter is different) where an absorber absorbs the refrigerant vapour into a liquid. [1] The refrigerants used in absorption systems are ammonia , water, or methanol , etc, which all experience phase changes between the vapor and liquid states - the same as in vapor ...