what is a biological magnification
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The increase in toxic materials in the organisms higher up in the food chain, due to their presence in the organisms in the lower levels is called biological magnification.
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Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is any concentration of a toxin, such as pesticides, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain. This increase can occur as a result of:
Persistence – where the substance cannot be broken down by environmental processes
Food chain energetics – where the substance's concentration increases progressively as it moves up a food chain
Low or non-existent rate of internal degradation or excretion of the substance – mainly due to water-insolubility