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Kay [80]
4 years ago
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Why is bioaccumulation dangerous to top carnivores?

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gayaneshka [121]4 years ago
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The top predators at the end of a long food chain, such as lake trout, large salmon, and fish-eating gulls, may accumulate concentrations of toxic chemicals (caused by bioaccumulation) high enough to cause serious deformities or worse, death.

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