different between bioaccumulation vs bioaccumulative
bioaccumulation
English
Etymology
bio- +? accumulation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
bioaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural bioaccumulations)
- (biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
Translations
Related terms
- bioaccumulative
See also
- biomagnification
Further reading
- bioaccumulation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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bioaccumulative
English
Alternative forms
- bio-accumulative
Etymology
bio- +? accumulative
Adjective
bioaccumulative (comparative more bioaccumulative, superlative most bioaccumulative)
- (of a substance) That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.
- 2007, Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health, Island Press (?ISBN), page 284:
- Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) received a flurry of attention around 2000, when studies of its effects on animal and human health showed that it was bioaccumulative (meaning that it accumulates in body tissue, especially in fat where it can linger for years), persistent, and toxic to mammals.
- 2007, Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health, Island Press (?ISBN), page 284:
Related terms
- bioaccumulation
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bioaccumulative From the web:
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- what does bioaccumulative and toxic mean
- what does bioaccumulative
- what does bioaccumulation mean in science
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