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How long till death from breathing in DDT?
This depends on the concentration of DDT and the time of exposure.
Why such a high dosage of ddt found in grebes?
Because as DDT made its way up through the food chain from plankton to grebes the concentration of insecticide magnified until it was fatally high in the birds
Give one reason for the difference in the concentration of DDT in these organisms?
One reason for the difference in the concentration of DDT in these organisms could be the difference in their feeding habits. Organisms higher up in the food chain, such as birds that feed on fish, may accumulate higher concentrations of DDT over time due to the process of biomagnification.
How does DDT get into the bodies of zooplankton?
Herbivores (like deer) eat the plants that it gets spread on. We'll say the plants have 1 piece of DDT. Since each deer eats LOTS of individual plants (we'll say leaves), the DDT in the deer will be more than the leaves had. We'll say this deer ate 100 leaves in one day, now it has 100 pieces of DDT in it. Then a wolf comes along and kills the deer and eats all the deer. Now the wolf has 100 pieces of DDT in it. The wolf kills ANOTHER deer the next day and eats it, and now this wolf has 200 pieces of DDT in it. So on and so on. So the MORE DDT you have in an organism's system, the more toxic it is. We call this bioamplification. Each food level it increases GREATLY in the fatty tissues.
Is DDT a parasite?
DDT is an insecticide.
How ddt enter human body?
it simply happens due to the process named biomagnification as it enters fishes in lower tropic level then it moves along the food chain but its toxicity increases as it moves above tropic level.
What is the relationship between the trophic level of an organism and the concentration of DDT in its body?
If an animal on a high trophic level eats other organisms on a lower trophic level effected by DDT, the animals level will be affected.
How many times greater ias the concentration of DDT in fish than seawater?
The concentration of DDT in the fish is 430,000 times greater than the concentration of DDT in the water.
How long till death from breathing in DDT?
This depends on the concentration of DDT and the time of exposure.
What is the location of the most concentration of DDT in the world?
florida
Is it bad for birds to build up ddt?
DDT in high concentration is a danger for all living beings.Today DDT is banned, excepting several limited applications.
Why does osprey contain large amounts of DDT?
DDT concentration is higher in ospreys because they eat the animals that have concentrations of DDT in it. As DDT passes up the food chain it gets more and more concentrated. THis is due to the 10% rule. wiki it.
What can people do to solve the problem of biomagnification?
we can solve the concentration of biological magnification if produce less DDT
What is the relationship between biological magnification and the reduction of the bald eagle population by pesticide DDT?
because DDT accumulates in fatty tissue, DDT concentrations increase as this chemical moves up in the food chain because at the top of the food chain, DDT concentration has increased almost 10 million times
Why such a high dosage of ddt found in grebes?
Because as DDT made its way up through the food chain from plankton to grebes the concentration of insecticide magnified until it was fatally high in the birds
What trophic level is most affected by environmental toxins such as DDT?
The answer is top predators.
Give one reason for the difference in the concentration of DDT in these organisms?
One reason for the difference in the concentration of DDT in these organisms could be the difference in their feeding habits. Organisms higher up in the food chain, such as birds that feed on fish, may accumulate higher concentrations of DDT over time due to the process of biomagnification.
