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Bioaccumulants

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003116

Substances that increase in concentration in living organisms as they take in contaminated air, water, or food because the substances are very slowly metabolized or excreted.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003116
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesAquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Terms of Environment; EPA 1992, 4
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003116",
  "term": "Bioaccumulants",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Substances that increase in concentration in living organisms as they take in contaminated air, water, or food because the substances are very slowly metabolized or excreted.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Terms of Environment; EPA 1992, 4"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bioaccumulants/"
}

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