Bioaccumulative Chemical of Concern

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003123",
  "term": "Bioaccumulative Chemical of Concern",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Any chemical that has the potential to cause adverse effects which, upon entering the surface waters, by itself or as its toxic transformation product, accumulates in aquatic organisms by a human health bioaccumulation factor greater than 1000, after considering metabolism and other physicochemical properties that might enhance or inhibit bioaccumulation, in accordance with the methodology in appendix B of this part. Chemicals with half-lives of less than eight weeks in the water column, sediment, and biota are not BCCs. The minimum BAF information needed to define an organic chemical as a BCC is either a field-measured BAF or a BAF derived using the BSAF methodology. The minimum BAF information needed to define an inorganic chemical, including an organometal, as a BCC is either a field-measured BAF or a laboratory-measured BCF. BCCs include, but are not limited to, the pollutants identified as BCCs in section A of Table 6 of this part.",
  "abbreviation": "BCC",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 132.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bioaccumulative-chemical-of-concern/"
}