Bioaccumulation factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000701",
  "term": "Bioaccumulation factor",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The concentration of a substance in tissue of an organism divided by its concentration in an environmental medium in situations where the organism and its food are exposed (i.e., accounting for food chain exposure as well as direct chemical uptake).",
  "abbreviation": "BAF",
  "synonyms": [
    "BCF (bioconcentration factor)",
    "bioconcentration factor"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "bioaccumulation",
    "exposure assessment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "factor de bioacumulación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bioaccumulation-factor/"
}