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Luden [163]
3 years ago
8

Why were the high concentrations of DDT in the birds bodies?

Biology
1 answer:
ASHA 777 [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

because chlorinated hydrocarbons accumulate in fatty tissues, when a ton of contaminated fishes is turned into 200 pounds of seabirds, most of the DDT from the numerous fishes ends up in relatively few birds. As a result, the birds have a higher level of contamination per pound than the fishes.

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stay safe! :3

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