BIOMAGNIFICATION AND FOOD CHAIN

Contaminant concentrations can biomagnify (increase) in the tissues of species as they move higher in the food chain, e.g.– benthic organisms, to fish, to wildlife and humans. This happens as species higher in the food chain ingest and further concentrate in their tissues toxins from the tissues of species lower in the food chain.

 

 

 

1-Contaminant Sources | 2-Sediment Contamination | 3-Bioaccumulation | 4-Biomagnification and Food Chain | 5-Fish Consumption
6-Direct Contact | 7-Biodiversity: Additional Considerations | 8-Air: Additional Considerations | 9-Sediment Movement: Additional Considerations