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Three things are possible

* They get oxidized (in the broad sense of the word) and lose their particular chemical character * They dissipate to non-toxic levels as the come in contact with more environment. * They become more concentrated if they have an affinity for particular organs or environments.

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It either kills the thing it gets into, or it kills the next thing to eat it. it can have a huge effect on the food chain, as it can continuously poison the next thing along or decrease its population this means that things die out because the don't have enough things to eat.

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they get Eton more

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