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BIOACCUMULATION Defined

Intracellular accumulation of environmental pollutants such as heavy metals by living organisms, including microorganisms, plants, and humans.

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New Model Predicts Hot Spots For Mercury In Fish

Published December 2, 2008, 8:12 am, Medical News Today

Mercury levels in fish are prompting widespread consumption advisories and uncertainty among consumers over which species are safe to eat.

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New model predicts hot spots for mercury in fish

Published December 1, 2008, 8:09 am, EurekAlert!

( North Carolina State University ) Mercury levels in fish are prompting widespread consumption advisories and uncertainty among consumers over which species are safe to eat. Now researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a model that will help scientists and regulators around the country predict which areas are likely to have fish with high mercury levels -- a breakthrough ...

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Off-site BIOACCUMULATION Links, User Submitted

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Tue Dec 2

Mystery of crocs' mass die-off
Persistent Pollutant May Promote Obesity: Tributyltin used in antifouling paints for boats, as a wood and textile preservative, and as a pesticide food crops

Tue Oct 21

Mercury Contamination in Beluga (Not Caviar)

Wed Sep 24

Bioaccumulatio n: definitions and implications: description
WILD Education - Lesson 6: Lethal Legacy*: token activity,
Bioaccumulatio n: background info
Lesson Plans - Biomagnificati on in the Great Lakes Ecosystems: activity, draw a foodchain, great lakes info not particularly useful
The Story of Stuff
Activity 2_FoodWeb_KEY. pdf (application/p df Object): good aquatic and land food web, good questions relating to food web, not too detailed background info about DDT, bioaccumulatio n, biomagnificati on, tertiary consumers, primary producers
QS Science.pdf (application/p df Object): biomagnificati on and bioaccumulatio n games involving tokens, may be a little young (tag) but still fun

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