Adsorption

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Adsorption: attachment of material to a surface. In soil and sediments dioxins and PCBs adsorb tightly to the surface of organic material or clay particles, and may be poorly available for living organisms.[1]

References

  1. Tuomisto, Vartiainen, Tuomisto: Dioxin synopsis. Report / National Institute for Health and Welfare, ISSN 1798-0089 ; 14/2011 [1]