For several years operators had missed the significance of warning signs that boric acid was leaking and accumulating in potentially dangerous amounts.

Fatty acids accumulate in the liver in a microvesicular pattern that can be seen on biopsy.

As a result, homogentisic acid and its oxide, called alkapton, accumulate in the blood and are excreted in urine in large amounts (hence -uria).

Together with phytanic acid, pristanic acid accumulates in several inherited disorders such as Zellweger syndrome.

In Glutaric aciduria type 1, glutaconic acid accumulates, resulting in brain damage.

Unlike DDT, which accumulates in fat cells, the acids accumulate in the blood.

The acid accumulated in great tanks a mile from him.

Bicarbonate will not help offset any lactic acid in the bloodstream, as lactic acid generally only accumulates in the affected muscles.

Tartaric acid accumulates in grapes as they ripen, and it is the principal acid in wine.

Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency is an inherited disorder that causes lactic acid and other potentially toxic compounds to accumulate in the blood.