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The negligible sorption for these media is explained by the low hydrophobicity of paracetamol (Log Kow = 0.46). The retention of paracetamol on the dehydrated sewage sludge and on Posidonia oceanica showed a relatively significant adsorption with a maximal quantity of 0.956 mg g\u22121 and 1.638 mg g\u22121 for the dehydrate sludge and P. oceanica, respectively. On the other hand, the study of paracetamol retention on the powdered activated carbon showed a high adsorption capacity of about 515.27 mg g\u22121. Isotherm data show a good fit with Langmuir's model. An infrared analysis is carried out. 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