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BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Pollution (General)
CONT

[Biomagnification] can be measured under laboratory and field conditions and accounts for uptake via the diet. The extent of chemical biomagnification may, for example, be expressed in the form of a biomagnification factor (BMF), which is the ratio of the chemical concentration in the predator to that in its food.

OBS

biomagnification factor: term used by Environment Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution (Généralités)
CONT

La bioamplification peut être mesurée en laboratoire et sur le terrain, et elle tient compte de l'assimilation par le régime alimentaire. L'ampleur de la bioamplification chimique peut être exprimée par exemple sous la forme d'un facteur de bioamplification, c'est-à-dire le rapport entre la concentration chimique dans le prédateur et celle dans sa nourriture.

OBS

facteur de bioamplification : terme en usage à Environnement Canada.

Spanish

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