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speciation

speciation Speciation is the identification and measurement of the different chemical forms in which a substance occurs within a sample.

Speciation is the identification and measurement of the different chemical forms in which a substance occurs within a sample. In this source, it refers to analyzing phosphorus in bird feces to determine which phosphorus forms are present and how much of each form contributes to ecological risk.