Biological diversity
Chemicals and Waste
Definition(s)
1) The accumulation of pollutants in living organisms by direct adsorption or through food chains. 2) Accumulation by an organism of materials that are not an essential component or nutrient of that organism. Usually it refers to the accumulation of metals, but it can apply to bioaccumulation of persistent synthetic substances such as organochlorine compounds. The process of bioaccumulation can be employed usefully as a purification process to remove toxic heavy metals from waste water and contaminated land. (Source: GEMET/WRIGHT)
Hierarchy
Broader: chemical
In other languages
French
bioaccumulation
Russian
бионакопление
Spanish
bioacumulación
Chinese, Simplified
(有毒化学物质的) 生物体内积累
Arabic
التراكم الأحيائي
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with bioaccumulation
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Basel Convention | 1 document |
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Stockholm Convention | 65 documents |
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Rotterdam Convention | 2 documents |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 1 document |