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Lithium is not considered to bioaccumulate.

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Lithium is not considered to bioaccumulate. The highest BCF/BAF was determined by Antonkiewicz et al. (2017) for terrestrial plants under hydroponic conditions with values between 9 and 16 over the different dosing groups. Barber et al (2006) determined a BCF of around 8 L/kg in freshwater fish. Other publications indicate BCF/BAF values of 1 (Karlsson et al. 2002) or below 1 (Pokorska et al., 2012). Kastanek (2015) concluded in his study with three different algae species that the bioaccumulation potential of lithium is neglible.