Bioaccumulation
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bioaccumulation-162-3003419
title:
Bioaccumulation
text:
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism. Bioaccumulation occurs when an organism absorbs a substance faster than it can be lost or eliminated by catabolism and excretion. Thus, the longer the biological half-life of a toxic substance, the greater the risk of chronic poisoning, even if environmental levels of the toxin are not very high. Bioaccumulation, for example in fish, can be predicted by models. Hypothesis for molecul
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Gradual buildup of substances in an organism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaccumulation
date created:
2001-10-31T11:41:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T16:53:05Z
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