👉 Bioaccumulation is a biological process in which substances accumulate in living organisms over time, often due to exposure to them in the environment. This occurs because certain pollutants, such as heavy metals or chemicals, pass from the source of their release into the food chain and eventually reach higher trophic levels. In bioaccumulation, the concentration of a toxic substance increases within an organism's tissues over time, even if it has been released at a very low level. This is because the substances accumulate in
