Babies have been poisoned because they absorbed certain chemicals in laundry products through their skin.

This zone acts as a sponge and absorbs chemicals that might have run off into the water.

The Areva-filters used sand to absorb radioactive materials and chemicals were used to reactivate the filters.

Agony can also use her metabolism to spit acid, and can absorb chemicals (such as Spider-Man's webbing).

Hybrid's suit can also absorb chemicals, such as Spider-Man's synthetic webbing.

People absorb environmental chemicals from polluted air and contaminated foods - fish and animal products in particular.

We start our periods earlier and absorb estrogenlike chemicals from the environment.

Truffles are believed to help roots absorb certain chemicals from the soil.

Other materials can also absorb chemicals, but at higher cost.

After proper heat treatment, he said, sawdust will float indefinitely and absorb oil in much the same way that activated charcoal absorbs chemicals.