verb
- past tense of bioaccumulate; to gather and concentrate (a substance, especially a toxic chemical) in living tissue over time
Usage: technical; environmental science
adjective
- having accumulated in living organisms or tissue through bioaccumulation
Usage: technical; environmental science
Examples
- Heavy metals bioaccumulated in the fish over several years.
- The pesticide bioaccumulated in the food chain, reaching dangerous levels in predators.
- Bioaccumulated toxins in the organism's tissues posed a serious health risk.
- Mercury bioaccumulated in the lake's fish population due to industrial pollution.
- The study examined how persistent organic pollutants bioaccumulated in marine mammals.
- Bioaccumulated contaminants were found in the highest concentrations in apex predators.