What is bioaccumulation ?
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Bioaccumulation describes how some chemicals and pollutants like pesticides, mercury enter in a food chain gradually and start accumulating in an organism. Rate of absorption of these chemicals by an organism is more than the catabolism and excretion. This is the reason why such chemicals go on accumulating.
For example, accumulation of pesticides in a fish.
Such phenomenon affect health of these organisms badly once accumulated to a certain concentration.
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Bioaccumulation describes how some chemicals and pollutants like pesticides, mercury enter in a food chain gradually and start accumulating in an organism. Rate of absorption of these chemicals by an organism is more than the catabolism and excretion. This is the reason why such chemicals go on accumulating.
For example, accumulation of pesticides in a fish.
Such phenomenon affect health of these organisms badly once accumulated to a certain concentration.
Regards,