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Record 1 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

The ability of some substances to accumulate along food chains (e.g. from small animals to larger animals to humans or other top predators).

CONT

However, though PCBs are relatively harmless compounds, they bioaccumulate rapidly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Quoique apparemment surprenante, cette différence trouve sa justification dans le fait que ces composés relativement inoffensifs sont par ailleurs fortement bioaccumulables.

Spanish

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