diff --git a/fiasco/collections.py b/fiasco/collections.py
index fce38e36..c80064ef 100644
--- a/fiasco/collections.py
+++ b/fiasco/collections.py
@@ -336,7 +336,19 @@ def radiative_loss(self, density: u.cm**(-3), **kwargs) -> u.Unit('erg cm3 s-1')
 
     @u.quantity_input
     def radiative_loss_bound_bound(self, density, **kwargs) -> u.Unit('erg cm3 s-1'):
-        """
+        r"""
+        Calculate the radiative loss rate from bound-bound emission (line emission)
+        integrated over wavelength.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        density : `~astropy.units.Quantity`
+            Electron number density
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        rad_loss : `~astropy.units.Quantity`
+            The bolometric bound-bound radiative loss rate per unit emission measure
         """
         density = np.atleast_1d(density)
         rad_loss = u.Quantity(np.zeros(self.temperature.shape + density.shape), 'erg cm^3 s^-1')
@@ -351,7 +363,14 @@ def radiative_loss_bound_bound(self, density, **kwargs) -> u.Unit('erg cm3 s-1')
 
     @u.quantity_input
     def radiative_loss_free_free(self) -> u.Unit('erg cm3 s-1'):
-        """
+        r"""
+        Calculate the radiative loss rate from free-free emission (bremsstrahlung)
+        integrated over wavelength.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        rad_loss : `~astropy.units.Quantity`
+            The bolometric free-free radiative loss rate per unit emission measure
         """
         free_free = u.Quantity(np.zeros(self.temperature.shape), 'erg cm^3 s^-1')
         for ion in self:
@@ -368,7 +387,14 @@ def radiative_loss_free_free(self) -> u.Unit('erg cm3 s-1'):
 
     @u.quantity_input
     def radiative_loss_free_bound(self) ->  u.Unit('erg cm3 s-1'):
-        """
+        r"""
+        Calculate the radiative loss rate from free-bound emission (collisional recombination)
+        integrated over wavelength.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        rad_loss : `~astropy.units.Quantity`
+            The bolometric free-bound radiative loss rate per unit emission measure
         """
         free_bound = u.Quantity(np.zeros(self.temperature.shape), 'erg cm^3 s^-1')
         for ion in self:
diff --git a/fiasco/tests/test_collections.py b/fiasco/tests/test_collections.py
index dc6962f8..050fe1b0 100644
--- a/fiasco/tests/test_collections.py
+++ b/fiasco/tests/test_collections.py
@@ -131,6 +131,34 @@ def test_radiative_loss(collection, hdf5_dbase_root):
     # These values have not been checked for correctness
     u.allclose(rl[0], [3.90235371e-24, 4.06540902e-24, 4.08411295e-24] * u.erg * u.cm**3 / u.s)
 
+@pytest.mark.requires_dbase_version('>= 8')
+def test_radiative_loss_bound_bound(collection, hdf5_dbase_root):
+    # add Li III to the test to include an ion that throws a MissingDatasetException
+    collection = collection + fiasco.Ion('Li III', collection.temperature, hdf5_dbase_root=hdf5_dbase_root)
+    density = [1e9,1e10,1e11] * u.cm**-3
+    rl = collection.radiative_loss_bound_bound(density)
+    assert rl.shape == (len(temperature), len(density))
+    # These values have not been checked for correctness
+    u.allclose(rl[0], [3.90235371e-24, 4.06540902e-24, 4.08411295e-24] * u.erg * u.cm**3 / u.s)
+
+@pytest.mark.requires_dbase_version('>=8')
+def test_radiative_loss_free_free(collection, hdf5_dbase_root):
+    # add Li III to the test to include an ion that throws a MissingDatasetException
+    collection = collection + fiasco.Ion('Li III', collection.temperature, hdf5_dbase_root=hdf5_dbase_root)
+    rl = collection.radiative_loss_free_free()
+    assert rl.shape == collection.temperature.shape
+    # This value has not been checked for correctness
+    u.isclose(rl[0], 2.72706455e-35 * u.erg * u.cm**3 / u.s)
+
+@pytest.mark.requires_dbase_version('>=8')
+def test_radiative_loss_free_bound(collection, hdf5_dbase_root):
+    # add Li III to the test to include an ion that throws a MissingDatasetException
+    collection = collection + fiasco.Ion('Li III', collection.temperature, hdf5_dbase_root=hdf5_dbase_root)
+    rl = collection.radiative_loss_free_bound()
+    assert rl.shape == collection.temperature.shape
+    # This value has not been checked for correctness
+    u.isclose(rl[0], 1.13808317e-33 * u.erg * u.cm**3 / u.s)
+
 @pytest.mark.requires_dbase_version('>= 8')
 def test_spectrum(hdf5_dbase_root):
     i1 = fiasco.Ion('H 1', 1 * u.MK, hdf5_dbase_root=hdf5_dbase_root)