Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118427327
ISBN 13: 978-1-11842-732-3

Chapter 8 - Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology - Study Questions - Page 182: 3

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Biomagnification is the tendency for some substances to concentrate with each trophic level. This relates to toxicology in the fact that these substances can be toxic at higher amounts, and the concentration of them in each trophic level can easily become toxic or lethal.

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Biomagnification is the tendency for some substances to concentrate with each trophic level. This relates to toxicology in the fact that these substances can be toxic at higher amounts, and the concentration of them in each trophic level can easily become toxic or lethal.
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