bioconcentration

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14476
Process leading to a higher concentration of a substance in an organism than in environmental media to which it is exposed.
Note: Usually applied to uptake by aquatic organisms directly from water.
See: bioaccumulation
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 847 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'bioconcentration' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14476 RIS BibTex EndNote
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