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Why do toxic chemicals accumulate at higher trophic level?

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Answered by Anonymous

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Bioaccumulation, is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism. Bioaccumulation occurs when an organism absorbs a substance at a rate faster

Answered by anupbhad

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It occurs when the toxic burden of a large number of organism at a lower trophic level is accumulated and concentrated by a predator in a higher trophic level. ... The concentration of some chemicals in the fatty tissue of top predators can be millions of times higher than the concentration in the open water.

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