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

Examples of Bioaccumulation in a sentence

  • Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Cyclic Volatile Methylsiloxane (cVMS) Materials in the Aquatic Marine Food Webs of the Inner and Outer Oslofjord, Norway.

  • For Hyallela azteca, the test method shall be a modified version of reference toxicant tests described by the U.S. EPA in Methods for Measuring the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Sediment-associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates, Second Edition.

  • EPA has developed a status and needs summary document that describes the existing knowledge on the use of bioaccumulation data as part of sediment quality assessments, Bioaccumulation Testing and Interpretation for the Purpose of Sediment Quality Assurance-Status and Needs (EPA, 2000).

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  • Schmieder, Bioaccumulation potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Daphnia pulex, Water Research.


More Definitions of Bioaccumulation

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 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 net accumulation of a chemical substance in an
Bioaccumulation means the bioaccumulation hazard trait, as specified in section 69405.2.
Bioaccumulation means bioaccumulation, as specified in section 69405.2. 20
Bioaccumulation means the following: