They accumulate in the tissue of living organisms, which absorb POPs through food, water, and air.

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So if I was to walk outside in the rain wearing this dress today, I would immediately start to absorb huge amounts of water.

Capacity to absorb an innovation

The top material would absorb the water and carbon dioxide from the air, and the next, light absorbing layer would harness the sun s energy to produce the fuel.

And we'll watch as global warming makes them melt. More water comes down, the deforested areas, here in the Tarai, will be unable to absorb the effluent, because trees are like straws that suck up the extra seasonal water.

It's brilliant. It's a way to get sodium and glucose together so that when you add it to water the child is able to absorb it even during situations of diarrhea.

He viewed that the term availability involves two notions (a) the ability of plant root to absorb and use the water with which it is in contact and (b) the readiness or velocity with which the soil water moves in to replace that which has been used by the plant.

In the meantime, India s banks have enough capital to absorb losses.

P680 can also directly absorb a photon at a suitable wavelength.

He tried to absorb as much of the local culture as possible.

Because thus we absorb the language and its grammar and spelling 2.

As a result, women absorb more alcohol into their bloodstreams than men.

It will not be possible to absorb these additional conference servicing requirements.

It will not be possible to absorb these additional conference servicing requirements.

Moreover, we require areas to absorb the waste emitted by our energy use.

Type 6 nylon can absorb up to 9.5 of its weight in moisture.

Equally important were training and the development of national capacity to absorb technology.

Greater reliance on equity would give banks a much larger cushion to absorb losses.

The goal is not to absorb shocks but to reduce income gaps across regions.

It will not be possible to absorb these additional requirements of the task force.

Women, in general, tend to absorb alcohol quicker than men due to their lower body water content and difference in levels of stomach enzyme so their moderate levels of consumption tend to be lower than a male of equal age and weight.

The second lesson is that the death penalty debate should not absorb all our attention.

As a result, the capacity of manufacturing to absorb labor has become much more limited.

Because black particles contain soot and absorb sunlight, they are believed to increase global warming.

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But, when the fighting ended, it was Deng who had to absorb most of the lessons.

It is reprehensible that the poor are expected to absorb the cost of instabilities of production.

The natural resource industries that globalization promotes have limited capacity to absorb employment out of traditional sectors.

In the case of Greece and Portugal, for example, the tourism industry might absorb some unemployed retailers.

As they absorb their losses on US treasury and agency securities, capital flows toward the US will diminish.

But, by raising the consumption share of its GDP, China will also absorb much of its surplus saving.

China now stands ready to absorb some of that surplus saving to promote a shift toward internal demand.

Over the last decade, Greece could absorb only a fifth of the EU modernization funds available to it.

Oceans absorb approximately 1 3 of the produced by humans, which has detrimental effects on the marine environment.

Last month, the bank paid 1.1 billion in dividends, reducing its ability to absorb future losses on its investments.

Atmospheric greenhouse gases allow sunlight to pass through but absorb heat and radiate some down to the earth s surface.

Capital buffers to absorb losses during the downturn of the cycle can be more easily built during the upswing.

One would think that market prices should be volatile as investors try to absorb what this earnings volatility means.

But there aren t enough safe, secure, and sound enterprises to absorb all the workers laid off from risky enterprises.

He noted that sub Saharan Africa is now in a position to absorb more capital inflows to build infrastructure.

In some cases, an island or group of islands may be able to absorb the likely displacement of population.

Should the resolution be adopted, it will not be possible to absorb these additional requirements of the Working Group.

Cool roofs are highly reflective surfaces that don't absorb solar heat and pass it on to the building or atmosphere.

But, despite the decrees, ways were found to continue building, to absorb new residents, and to increase the settler population.