Bioconcentration 1
Bioconcentration 1 : (a) The tendency of a chemical to accumulate in a living organism to levels in excess of the concentration in its surrounding environment. [AIHA, 2000: Risk Assessment Principles for the Industrial Hygienist]; (b) The accumulation of a chemical in tissues of a fish or other organism to levels greater than in the surrounding medium. [USEPA, 1997a: EPA Terms of Environment]