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bioaccumulate

Verb

Meaning

bioaccumulate (third-person singular simple present bioaccumulates, present participle bioaccumulating, simple past and past participle bioaccumulated)

(often of a toxin) To accumulate in a biological system over time.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After entering the bloodstream, the absorbed uranium tends to bioaccumulate and stay for many years in bone tissue because of uranium's affinity for phosphates. Source: Internet

Domoic acid can bioaccumulate in marine organisms such as shellfish, anchovies, and sardines that feed on the phytoplankton known to produce this toxin. Source: Internet

Due to their small size, and position in the lower trophic level of many marine food webs, the levels of methylmercury they bioaccumulate are very low, reducing the risk of mercury poisoning when consumed. Source: Internet

Certain bromine-related compounds have been evaluated to have an ozone depletion potential or bioaccumulate in living organisms. Source: Internet

Many of them are very toxic and bioaccumulate in humans, and have a very wide application range. Source: Internet

Naturally produced toxins can also bioaccumulate. Source: Internet

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