Bioaccumulation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism: the bioaccumulation of mercury in fish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain
  • Word Usage
    "Also, there is no evidence that any of the oil or dispersant components are being taken up by smaller organisms, and then built up in concentrations in larger organisms - a process called bioaccumulation, Guidry said."
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