Bioaccumulation

From Environmental Technology

Bioaccumulation is a general term for the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides (DDT is an example), methylmercury, or other organic chemicals in an organism or part of an organism. The accumulation process involves the biological sequestering of substances that enter the organism through respiration, food intake, epidermal (skin) contact with the substance, and/or other means.

Reference

http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/bioaccumulation.html