Pollution Key Terms - properties

?
  • Created by: CJ6372
  • Created on: 23-04-19 16:50
Length of time a pollutant remains in the environment before it breaks down chemically/degrades
Persistence
1 of 8
How poisonous a substance is to living organisms
Toxicity
2 of 8
Variations in toxicity to different groups of organisms. If the pollutant (pesticide) is specific to harming an organism or if it harms all organisms around it.
Specificity
3 of 8
Pollutant attaching to the surface of materials such as soil particles
Adsorption
4 of 8
In water – amount of dispersal in the water bodies
Solubility
5 of 8
Concentration of the pollutant increases – usually because of long term ingestion of small doses of the pollutant
Bioaccumulation
6 of 8
Concentration of pollutant builds up along the food chain
Biomagnification
7 of 8
When two or more pollutants together interact creating an effect greater than if they were separate
Synergism
8 of 8

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

How poisonous a substance is to living organisms

Back

Toxicity

Card 3

Front

Variations in toxicity to different groups of organisms. If the pollutant (pesticide) is specific to harming an organism or if it harms all organisms around it.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Pollutant attaching to the surface of materials such as soil particles

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

In water – amount of dispersal in the water bodies

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Environmental Science/Studies resources:

See all Environmental Science/Studies resources »See all Pollution resources »