Bioaccumulation definition

Bioaccumulation means the net accumulation of a substance by an organism as a result of uptake from all environmental sources.

Bioaccumulation means the process by which a compound is taken up and retained by an aquatic organism, both from water and through food.

Bioaccumulation means the uptake and retention of one or more substances in living tissue either by direct uptake or through uptake in the food chain or both.

Examples of Bioaccumulation in a sentence

• Bioaccumulative potential Bioaccumulation potential:No data available.

• Bioaccumulation potential:The product will not be readily bioavailable due to its consistency and insolubility in water.

• Flow of energy, Biogeochemical cycles, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, ecosystem value, services and carrying capacity, Field visits.

• Bioaccumulative potential Bioaccumulation potentialAt the present state of knowledge, no negative ecological effects are expected.

• Initial boiling point and boiling range 223 °C - lit.Flash point 98 °C - closed cupEvaporation rate No data availableFlammability (solid, gas) No data availableUpper/lower flammability or explosive limitsNo data availableVapour pressure No data availableVapour density No data availableRelative density 1,502 g/mL at 25 °CWater solubility Soluble in ethanol and diethyl ether.Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water log Pow: 2,86 at 25 °C - Bioaccumulation is not expected.

More Definitions of Bioaccumulation

Bioaccumulation means the ability of a substance or chemical to be taken up by an organism either directly from exposure to a contaminated medium or by consumption of food containing the substance or chemical;

Bioaccumulation means the uptake and retention of substances by an organism from its surrounding medium or from food.

Bioaccumulation means the progressive increase in the amount of a substance in an organism, or part of an organism, which occurs because the substance’s rate of intake by an organism exceeds the rate at which the organism is able to degrade or eliminate the substance.

Bioaccumulation means the net accumulation of a chemical substance in an

Bioaccumulation means the accumulation of contaminants in the tissue of organisms through any route, including respiration, ingestion, or direct contact with contaminated media (USEPA 2000c).

Bioaccumulation means the bioaccumulation hazard trait, as specified in section 69405.2.

Bioaccumulation means the process of a chemical accumulating in a biological food chain by being passed from one organism to another as the contaminated organism is consumed by another organism.