What is the Role of Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification?
Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of substances, such as POPs, in an organism over time. Biomagnification, on the other hand, is the process by which the concentration of these substances increases as one moves up the food chain. This means that top predators, including humans, can have much higher concentrations of POPs in their bodies compared to organisms lower in the food chain.
