Definition for Difference between revisions of "Bioaccumulation"
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 9 February 2018
1. The process by which toxic substances increase in concentration within a living organism due to intake rates being greater than excretion and metabolism.
2. Build up in the food chain.
3. Toxicants build up in animal tissues.