People of the Arctic
Bioaccumulation is the process by which organisms absorb and accumulate toxic substances from their environment at a rate faster than they can eliminate them. This is particularly concerning in the Arctic, where pollutants such as heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants can accumulate in the food web, affecting not just individual species but entire ecosystems and communities reliant on those species for sustenance.
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