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Bioaccumulation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000345

The process by which organisms absorb and retain substances, such as contaminants from drilling fluids, at a rate faster than they can excrete them. This leads to an increased concentration of the substance in the organism over time. Bioaccumulation is a key concern in environmental impact assessments of drilling operations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000345
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000345",
  "term": "Bioaccumulation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process by which organisms absorb and retain substances, such as contaminants from drilling fluids, at a rate faster than they can excrete them. This leads to an increased concentration of the substance in the organism over time. Bioaccumulation is a key concern in environmental impact assessments of drilling operations.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bioaccumulation/"
}

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