bioaccumulation

Also, there is no evidence that any of the oil or dispersant components are being taken up by smaller organisms, and then built up in concentrations in larger organisms - a process called bioaccumulation, Guidry said.

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This compound increases in concentration as it moves up the food chain, via a process known as bioaccumulation, leaving animals at the top of the system, like polar bears, with a highly toxic meal.

TreeHugger 2009

This compound increases in concentration as it moves up the food chain, via a process known as bioaccumulation, leaving animals at the top of the system, like polar bears, with a highly toxic meal.

TreeHugger 2009

This compound increases in concentration as it moves up the food chain, via a process known as bioaccumulation, leaving animals at the top of the system, like polar bears, with a highly toxic meal.

TreeHugger 2009

This compound increases in concentration as it moves up the food chain, via a process known as bioaccumulation, leaving animals at the top of the system, like polar bears, with a highly toxic meal.

TreeHugger 2009

The effect of this 'bioaccumulation' is well known, and has led to dietary fish restriction recommendations from the EPA and the, FDA.

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Scientists call this 'bioaccumulation', contaminants becoming more concentrated as they pass up the food chain.

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But again it's almost impossible to enjoy anything in naïve purity, there's always the follow-up of a cheerfully told story, this time the ominous description by environmental health scientist Joy Guillemot of "bioaccumulation," or why the buildup of heavy metals and toxins is so devastating here, accumulating in the fat of resident animals and people alike (it is largely a consequence of the way the ocean currents wash and dump toxins that travel up the food chain).

Beth Kapusta: ...somewhere just south of the 79th parallel 2010

But again it's almost impossible to enjoy anything in naïve purity, there's always the follow-up of a cheerfully told story, this time the ominous description by environmental health scientist Joy Guillemot of "bioaccumulation," or why the buildup of heavy metals and toxins is so devastating here, accumulating in the fat of resident animals and people alike (it is largely a consequence of the way the ocean currents wash and dump toxins that travel up the food chain).

Beth Kapusta: ...somewhere just south of the 79th parallel Beth Kapusta 2010

The theory being that the bioaccumulation of the lead in the system of the carcasses of animals harvested with lead have an adverse effect on these birds of prey and other mammalian predators.

Non-toxic projectiles 2009