(of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
Derived forms
bioaccumulation (ˌbioacˌcumuˈlation)
noun
Examples of 'bioaccumulate' in a sentence
bioaccumulate
Aquatic and rheophilous bryophytes can indicate water pollution as they bioaccumulate toxic water elements.
Cristina Vásquez, James Calva, Ramiro Morocho, David A. Donoso, Ángel Benítez 2019, 'Bryophyte Communities along a Tropical Urban River Respond to Heavy Metal and ArsenicPollution', Waterhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/4/813. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Heavy metals can be hazardous because they tend to bioaccumulate.
Trivunac Katarina V., Stevanović Slavica M. 2012, 'Effects of operating parameters on efficiency of lead removal by complexation-microfiltrationprocess', Hemijska Industrijahttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2012/0367-598X1200007T.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Present in feedstuffs, they bioaccumulate in tissues of food-producing animals.
Piskorska-Pliszczyńska Jadwiga, Małagocki Paweł, Furga Beata, Gembal Magdalena, CebulskaJoanna 2017, 'Application of the AhR reporter gene assay for the determination of PCDD/Fs and DL-PCBsin feed samples', Journal of Veterinary Researchhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jvetres.2017.61.issue-4/jvetres-2017-0066/jvetres-2017-0066.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cyclic imines are lipophilic marine toxins that bioaccumulate in seafood.
María García-Altares, Alexis Casanova, Vaishali Bane, Jorge Diogène, Ambrose Furey,Pablo de la Iglesia 2014, 'Confirmation of Pinnatoxins and Spirolides in Shellfish and Passive Samplers fromCatalonia (Spain) by Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Triple Quadrupole and High-ResolutionHybrid Tandem Mass Spectrometry', Marine Drugshttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/6/3706. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sharks are known to bioaccumulate toxins that may pose health risks to consumers of shark products.
John Pablo, Deborah C. Mash, Sandra A. Banack, Neil Hammerschlag, Margaret Basile,Kiyo Mondo 2012, 'Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in Shark Fins', Marine Drugshttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/2/509/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Heavy metals tend to bioaccumulate in living organisms, and their accumulation has been a major concern.
Wael Mohamed Lotfy, Anwar Mohsen Ezz, Ashraf Ali Moustafa Hassan 2013, 'Bioaccumulation of Some Heavy Metals in the Liver Flukes Fasciola hepatica and F.gigantica.', Iranian Journal of Parasitologyhttp://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/455. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Contaminants bioaccumulate up through the marine food web, culminating in this top predator that consumes ringed, bearded and harp seals.
Magnus Andersen, Jon Aars 2016, 'Barents Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus): population biology and anthropogenic threats',Polar Researchhttp://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/26029/47768. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They are not easily degraded due their chemical and physical stability and tend to bioaccumulate in the organisms.
Penteado José Carlos Pires, Vaz Jorge Moreira 2001, 'O legado das bifenilas policloradas (PCBs)', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422001000300016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These top predators can bioaccumulate metals in its tissues, which brings risks to human health and indicates aquatic pollution.
Gabriela Vignatti, ania Elisabete Schneider, Matheus Poletto 2019, 'Biological assessment and metals concentration in blue shark (Prionace glauca) caughtin the southeast-south coast of Brazil', Scientia cum Industriahttp://www.ucs.br/etc/revistas/index.php/scientiacumindustria/article/view/6554/pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)