Vocabulary Term Details

Bioaccumulation

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaccumulation)

Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism. Bioaccumulation occurs when an organism absorbs a toxic substance at a rate greater than that at which the substance is lost. (Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Contamination	N/A	Food chains Pollutants

This term is used for the following terms:
Bioconcentration
Biological magnification
Biomagnification

Approved Date
24-Jun-2013

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An environmental assessment of mercury in mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) in the Mersey Estuary : final report
An interim report on the coastwatch bioaccumulation programme : metals
Analysis of bacteriological contamination and accumulation of metals and organics in the mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Bioaccumulation as an approach for detection and monitoring of Red List trace organic contaminants (240/11/Y) : a literature review : interim report
Bioaccumulation of metals in the Thames Estuary
Bioccumulation of halogenated compounds by limpets and fucoid seaweeds in the vicinity by the Black Rock sewage outfall, Weston-Super-Mare
Controlling the inputs of persistent chemical to marine waters from land-based sources
Data on the effects of Parathion in the freshwater environment
Doses from the consumption of Cardiff Bay flounder containing organically-bound tritium
Ecotoxicology : a report of the NRA R and D Ecotoxicology Group
Herbicides for use in or near the aquatic environment: Priorities for Environmental Quality Standards Development
Investigation into the effect of sewage disinfection on the bioaccumulation of chloroform, bromoform, dibromochloromethane and dichlorobromomethane by fucoid seaweeds
Organo-chlorine pesticide residues in freshwater fish [eels]
Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in eels from Welsh Rivers
Proposed Environmental Quality Standards for Styrene in water
Results of the NRA Welsh regional marine bioaccumulation programme 1991-1993 : SE/EAU/94/8
Results of the NRA Welsh regional marine bioaccumulation programme 1991-1995 : SE/EAU/95/9
Review of organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl bioacccumulation in fish and fish eating mammals
River Tamar annex 1A investigation : November 1996 COR/96/010

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Vocabulary Term Details

Bioaccumulation

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