bioaccumulation

(bī′ō ə kyo̵̅o̅m′yo̵̅o̅ lā′s̸hən, -yə-)

noun

the process in which industrial waste, toxic chemicals, etc. gradually accumulate in living tissue

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noun

The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism: the bioaccumulation of mercury in fish.

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