TOPIC 8.8-Bioaccumulation & Biomagnification

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Environmental Science

AP Environmental Science

12th

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Bioaccumulation:
absorption and concentration of elements or compounds by cells in \n a living organism. (typically fat soluble)
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\n Biomagnification:
increase in concentration of substances per unit of body tissue that \n occurs in successively higher trophic levels of a food chain or in a food web
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Consequences
\n Biomagnified substances can \n effect the environment \n • Ex. DDT thinned eggs of high level \n carnivores
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\n Humans can have issues with \n various systems:
• Reproductive \n • Nervous \n • Circulatory