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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.
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∙ 12y agoit can effect miggronisms in your brain cause damage to your heart and is found in cigarretes
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Is DDT illegal?
The use of DDT was banned in the USA in 1973 although it is still in use in some other parts of the world
Why do frogs open and close their mouths?
to allow air to enter into enter their body
What was an animal which wasn't affected by DDT?
Cockroaches.
How has DDT affect hormonal signaling in eagles and peregrine falcon's?
DDT is a powerful chemical that can kill living things. When farmers spray DDT on their farms, the rodents and other small mammals in the farms vicinity die. Spotting an easy meal, birds of prey like eagles, vultures etc pick them up. As a result, the chemical enters the birds body causing diseases and even death in most cases. DDT also causes the birds to lay eggs with very thin shells. The thin shelled eggs break easily and the embryo will die.
What trophic level is most affected by environmental toxins such as DDT?
The answer is top predators.
How does hydrogen enter the body?
How does hydrogen enter the human body?
How does cocaine enter the body?
Cocaine can enter the human body by the nose or the mouth. You can snort it or sniff it.
How do Barbiturates enter the human body?
Barbiturates enter the body orally. You can swallow, eat, and drink it.
How did DDT enter the food chain?
DDT entered the food chain because it was in the water of the fish that bald eagles ate.
Why water does not enter human body during bathing?
Human skin is not permeable to water hence water can't enter body through skin .
What body tissue is DDT stored in humans?
DDT can be stored in fatty tissues of humans. In women who are pregnant, DDT exposure can occur even in the fetus.
How does an animal living hundreds of kilometers from an area sprayed with DDT might get DDT in its body?
Many animals migrate at specific times of the year. An organism with DDT in its tissues may migrate a distance from the area it was sprayed; it may be consumed by a carnivore that would store a higher concentration of DDT in its body tissue. Migrating birds can carry DDT in their bodies even though they inhabit and can be consumed in an ecosystem that is distant from the one that is sprayed. The peregrine falcon is a species of bird found to have high concentrations of DDT in its body. The habitat of the falcon is quite broad, ranging from the North American boreal forest to areas of the southern United States. Falcon prey on organisms in areas where use of DDT is still prevalent, then migrate to areas where the use of DDT has been banned.
How do minerals enter a human's body?
minerals enter the human body through the blood vessels. The food that we eat enters ouir blood stream ant therefor transport the minerals were they are needed
How can you absorb uranium?
Uranium enter in the human body by ingestion or inhalation.
How does calcium enter the human body?
you need to support your bones and you can get it from milk
How does DDT get from the body of a mother sea lion into the body of her pup after the pup is born?
DDT, which is a toxic pesticide, transfers from a mother sea lion to a pup through nursing. Even if the pup is not directly exposed to the DDT, it can be indirectly exposed through its mother's milk.
How many microorganisms enter your body every day?
there is about 10million micro organism's in our human body
