Bioaccumulation
- Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism.
- It occurs when an organism absorbs a substance at a rate faster than that at which the substance is lost or eliminated by catabolism and excretion.
Biomagnification
- Biomagnification, also known as bio amplification or biological magnification, is any concentration of a toxin, such as pesticides, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.
