Question

20. Process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated each step up the food chain.

Answer 1

Answer:

bioaccumulation of chemicals is the problem concerning all living organisms. This is the result of dynamic equilibrium between the uptake and elimination. The extent to which bioaccumulation occurs determines the toxic effects which are manifested. In some cases, the mechanisms of protection from certain undesirable substances deposited in special sites, to prevent their participation in the metabolic reactions, have evolved. The knowledge on bioaccumulation enables to assess the risk related with the presence of various chemicals in the environment, food, and at workplace and to present quantitatively the ability to control the use and emissions of chemicals.