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CHEM 1217: Environmental Chemistry II

Bioaccumulation questions

Instructions

  1. Read through the encyclopedia entry on Bioaccumulation.
  2. Highlight or underline the answers to the questions that correspond to the letter on your page.
  3. Write down one additional question you have after reading the handout.

A

  1. What is the definition of Bioaccumulation
  2. How does it happen?
  3. What are the characteristics of the substances that bioaccumulate?

B

  1. Which animals are most affected by bioaccumulation?
  2. What are the effects on these animals?
  3. How have we tried to fix this problem?

 

 

Subjects: Chemistry