Bioaccumulative compound

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003124",
  "term": "Bioaccumulative compound",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Bioaccumulative Compound",
  "definition": "1. A compound that tends to accumulate in tissues and build up in food webs. Some bioaccumulative compounds can potentially have adverse effects on ecosystems or human health.\n\n2. Opposite of not bioaccumulative.\n\n3. 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": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm; Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 1700.3 (CFR 2017)",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary; EMAP Master Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bioaccumulative-compound/"
}