General Properties of Pollutants

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when toxins build up in a food chain
Bioaccumulation
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the process by which a compound/ toxin increases its concentration in the tissues of organisms as it travels up the food chain
Biomagnification
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a method of monitoring radioactive discharges. If the members of the public that are most at risk are safe, then so is everyone else
Critical Group Monitoring
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the breakdown of a material
Degradation
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soluble in fats or fat solvents
Liposolubility
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anything that causes a mutation (change in DNA), which may harm cells and cause certain diseases, such as cancer
Mutagen
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a localised and stationary source of pollution
Point Source
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air pollutant not directly emitted, but forms when other pollutants react in the atmosphere e.g. hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide
Secondary Pollutant
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the interaction or cooperation of 2 or more organisations, substances, or other agents to produce the combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects
Synergism
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the quality of being toxic or poisonous
Toxicity
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the process by which a compound/ toxin increases its concentration in the tissues of organisms as it travels up the food chain

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Biomagnification

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a method of monitoring radioactive discharges. If the members of the public that are most at risk are safe, then so is everyone else

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the breakdown of a material

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soluble in fats or fat solvents

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