What is mercury bioaccumulation? What are the main issues with that type of bioaccumulation?what organisms does it affect? What are the causes? What could humans do to prevent it?

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04-11-2022
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What is mercury bioaccumulation? What are the main issues with that type of bioaccumulation?what organisms does it affect? What are the causes? What could humans do to prevent it?

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Bioaccumulation is the total accumulation of certain chemicals/contaminants in an organism, coming from diverse sources such as water, air, and diet. Therefore the case of mercury occurs when mercury is accumulated in an organism, for example, fish. The most common pathway for this to happen is through the food chain, nonetheless can occur through abiotic means, an example is in fish, where methylmercury is acquired through the gills.