Concept information
Preferred term
Bioaccumulation
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Bio Accumulation
- Bio-accumulation
- Bio-accumulations
- Bio Concentration
- Bio-concentration
- Bioconcentration
- Bio-concentrations
- Bioconcentrations
Scope note
- An increase in the concentration of an exogenous substance in the tissues of organisms higher than surrounding ENVIRONMENT. Accumulation of such XENOBIOTICS at successively higher levels up the FOOD CHAIN is called biomagnification. Bioaccumulation of toxic chemicals (e.g., Lead and DDT) may result in CHEMICALLY-INDUCED DISORDERS.
History note
- 2020
In other languages
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Finnish
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ulkopuolisten aineiden kertyminen kudoksiin
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Swedish
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Bioackumulering
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Bioamplifikation
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Biokoncentration
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Biokoncentrering
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Biologisk magnifikation
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Biomagnifikation
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000081482
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