bioaccumulate
Britishverb
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Small fish including anchovies and sardines ingest the toxic algae, which then bioaccumulate in larger marine mammals that eat the fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Mercury is one of the most toxic elements in marine systems and can bioaccumulate and biomagnify through marine food webs.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
There’s also evidence that these small particles bioaccumulate, or grow more concentrated as they move up the food chain from one organism to the next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
The treaty identifies "persistent" chemicals — those that stay in the environment for a long time and can bioaccumulate up the food chain.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2021
These plastic fibers have the potential to bioaccumulate, concentrating toxins in the bodies of larger animals, higher up the food chain.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2016
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