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bioaccumulation
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bio·ac·cu·mu·la·tion  (b--kymy-lshn)
n.
The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism: the bioaccumulation of mercury in fish.
bio·ac·cumu·lative adj.
bioaccumulation  (b--kymy-lshn)
The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. Bioaccumulation takes place within an organism when the rate of intake of a substance is greater than the rate of excretion or metabolic transformation of that substance. Compare biomagnification.
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