growth dilution

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14726
Decrease in contaminant concentration in a growing organism because the amount of tissue in which the contaminant is distributed is increasing.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 892 [Terms] [Paper]