biomagnification

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For this reason, environmental contaminants can be more readily stored and concentrated in meat through a process called biomagnification.

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  • For this reason, environmental contaminants can be more readily stored and concentrated in meat through a process called biomagnification. —  The World's Healthiest Foods
  • Through the process of biomagnification, these levels can become quite high. —  Media Newswire
  • However, they might be most relevant for human exposure when considering persistence and bioaccumulation-biomagnification in the food chain. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Several studies suggest that biomagnification does not play an important role in the transfer of such endocrine-disrupting compounds to animals and birds that are higher up in the food chain, he adds. —  Toledo Talk - recent article changes
 

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