-
shark contains mercury at
greater than 1 ppm. DDT is a
pesticide known to
biomagnify,
which is one of the most
significant reasons it was
deemed harmful to...
-
organic pollutant; it does not
easily break down. Furthermore, it
tends to
biomagnify as it is p****ed
along the food chain. Long-term
exposure has
proven toxic...
- many organisms,
marine species in particular, but it does not
appear to
biomagnify significantly in food webs. In
polluted areas,
plant growth may be affected...
- of long-range transmission, bioac****ulate in
human and
animal tissue,
biomagnify in food chains, and pose a
major threat to
human health and the ecosystem...
-
evidence that
shark fins can be used to
treat any
medical condition.
Sharks biomagnify toxins, so
eating shark meat may
raise the risk of
dementia and mercury...
- The
toxic chemicals that come from both the
ocean and
runoff can also
biomagnify up the food chain. In
terrestrial ecosystems,
microplastics have been...
- acid (PFOS) and
related compounds are
extremely persistent and
readily biomagnify.
Endosulfans are a
group of
chlorinated insecticides used to
control pests...
-
pesticides used
decades before in the
United States. PCBs bioac****ulate and
biomagnify within the
fatty tissues of organisms, so the
traditional high-fat sea...
- PAHs
relatively rapidly.
Tissue concentrations of PAHs do not
increase (
biomagnify) from the
lowest to
highest levels of food chains. PAHs
transform slowly...
-
estimated at 10–15 years. PCBs
collect in body fat and milk fat. PCBs
biomagnify up the food web and are
present in fish and
overflow of
contaminated aquifers...
