Difference between biomagnification and bioaccumulation
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Both, bioaccumulation and biomagnification trace the movement of pollutants through the various trophic levels in an ecosystem ... in food chains and food webs, to be precise. In a food chain, energy transfer takes place when a particular organism feeds on the organism at the subsequent trophic level. However, it's not just the energy that is transferred in this process. Even the pollutants ingested by organisms at the subsequent trophic level are transferred.
Biomagnification refers to the increase in concentration of pollutants as they move from one trophic level to the next.
Bioaccumulation refers to the increase in concentration of a pollutant in an organism. It usually occurs when an organism ingests a particular substance at a faster rate than it can metabolize or excrete. While most organisms are contaminated as a result of consuming contaminated food, others―aquatic species in particular―absorb contaminants directly from the water, in what is known as bioconcentration.
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