User:Angiecarolinaarias/Bioaccumulation

Fish are typically assessed for bioaccumulation when they have been exposed to chemicals that are in their aqueous phases. Some commonly tested fish species include the common carp, rainbow trout, and bluegill sunfish. Generally, fish are exposed to bioconcentration and bioaccumulation of organic chemicals in the environment through lipid uptake of the water-borne chemicals. In other cases, the fish are exposed through ingestion/digestion of substances or organisms in the aquatic environment which contain the harmful chemicals.