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What does bioaccumulate mean?

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  1. (often of a toxin) To accumulate in a biological system over time.
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They are fast-acting, effective against a broad spectrum of organisms, and do not bioaccumulate.
Some of the more potent of these chemicals also bioaccumulate up the food chain and end up in toxic amounts in marine mammals.
They do not bioaccumulate in biota to any appreciable extent, as they are largely metabolized.
Substances released by a facility are not environmentally persistent or predicted to bioaccumulate or biomagnify.
This product has not been tested, but is not expected to bioaccumulate in either terrestrial or aquatic systems.
Chemicals bioaccumulate as plants are consumed by animals, which are consumed by humans.

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