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biomagnification: a standalone construct

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biomagnification1 CONSTRUCTBiomagnificationGOBAS · ECOTOXICOLOGY

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Ecotoxicology

the rise in a chemical's concentration in an organism above that in its diet, due to uptake through food.

In ecotoxicology, biomagnification refers to the rise in a chemical's concentration in an organism above that in its diet, due to uptake through food. This meaning comes from Gobas (1998) in Environmental Science & Technology.[1]

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  1. Gobas, F. A. P. C., Wilcockson, J. B., Russell, R. W., & Haffner, G. D. (1998). Mechanism of Biomagnification in Fish under Laboratory and Field Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 33(1), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1021/es980681m

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