bioaccumulant
Definition
Toxic substance (such as heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls) that slowly builds up in concentration in living organisms (including bacteria, algae, fungi, and plants). Bioaccumulants enter a body through contaminated air, water, and/or food, and keep on accumulating because they are very slowly metabolized, not metabolized at all, or are excreted very slowly.
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