Bioaccumulation Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Bioaccumulation.

  • 3 Encyclopedia Articles

Study Pack

The Bioaccumulation Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (3)

576 words, approx. 2 pages
Bioaccumulation Bioaccumulation is the build up of toxic chemical pollutants in the tissues of organisms. Toxic contaminants often cannot be easily metabolized or excreted, and therefore are bioaccumu... Read more
103 words, approx. 1 pages
Bioaccumulation The general term for describing the accumulation of chemicals in the tissue of organisms. The chemicals that bioaccumulate are most often organic chemicals that are very soluble in fat... Read more
468 words, approx. 2 pages
Bioaccumulation Bioaccumulation is the accumulation of contaminants by species in concentrations that are orders of magnitude higher than in the surrounding environment. Bioaccumulation is the sum of... Read more