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The concentration of bioacumulation substances usually increases in with the age of an organism.
 
The concentration of bioacumulation substances usually increases in with the age of an organism.
 
Bioaccumulation is one of the factors used to asses the environmental hazard of a chemical. Chemicals with a higher tendency towards bioaccumulation form a greater hazard.  
 
Bioaccumulation is one of the factors used to asses the environmental hazard of a chemical. Chemicals with a higher tendency towards bioaccumulation form a greater hazard.  
When a substance bioaccumulates at each step of the food chain it will biomafnify <ref>Biology of marine birds. Schreiber, E.A. & Burger, J. (Eds). 2002. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 722 pp. </ref>
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When a substance bioaccumulates at each step of the food chain it will [[biomagnification|biomagnify]] <ref>Biology of marine birds. Schreiber, E.A. & Burger, J. (Eds). 2002. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 722 pp. </ref>
  
  

Versie van 16 jul 2009 om 09:14

Definition of bioaccumulation:
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of a certain chemical into the living tissue of an organism from its environment. This accumulation may result from direct absorption from the environment or from ingestion of food particles. [1]
This is the common definition for bioaccumulation, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Notes

The concentration of bioacumulation substances usually increases in with the age of an organism. Bioaccumulation is one of the factors used to asses the environmental hazard of a chemical. Chemicals with a higher tendency towards bioaccumulation form a greater hazard. When a substance bioaccumulates at each step of the food chain it will biomagnify [2]


References

  1. http://www.belgochlor.be/nl/B102.htm
  2. Biology of marine birds. Schreiber, E.A. & Burger, J. (Eds). 2002. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 722 pp.

See also

DDT

Methylmercury

Organochlorine pesticides

Organochlorine compounds

PCB