Difference between Biomagnification and Bioaccumulation

By BNO Team Published on May 21, 2024 1 min readby BNO Team

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Biomagnification

• Biomagnification is the accumulation of certain chemical compounds or poisons at the higher trophic levels of a food chain. This phenomenon is also known as biological magnification.
• The chemical substances contain elevated concentrations of some poisons, heavy metals, mercury, and other dangerous substances.
• As these toxins multiply and accumulate, they ascend the food chain.
• When these tainted compounds are ingested by creatures at different levels of a food chain, substantial health risks arise.

Bioaccumulation

• Bioaccumulation is the process of collecting hazardous chemicals such as pollution, pesticides, and other poisons directly into the human body through the air, water, food consumption, or the skin.
• As this toxin accumulates in the human body, the danger of chronic poisoning and other severe diseases grows.

Difference between Biomagnification and Bioaccumulation

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