Pollution 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Environmental Science/StudiesPollutionA2/A-levelAQA Created by: yaycharlieCreated on: 13-01-15 20:33 Measure of how poisonous a material is Toxicity 1 of 12 Measure of the differing toxicity of a substance to different types of organisms Specificity 2 of 12 Measure of how long it takes for a pollutant to chemically break down Persistence 3 of 12 Process of being broken down by biological processes Biodegradability 4 of 12 Measure of how easily a material moves in the environment Mobility 5 of 12 Measure of how easily the molecules of a material separate and become dispersed in a liquid Solubility 6 of 12 The process by which pollutants are absorbed and stored within living organisms Bioaccumulation 7 of 12 Results in pollutants that bioaccumulate to become more concentrated along a food chain. Biomagnification 8 of 12 The interaction between the effects of different substances that exaggerates the overall effect Synergism 9 of 12 A material or form of energy that causes chemical changes to DNA Mutagenicity 10 of 12 A mutagen that causes body cells to start to multiply in an uncontrolled way Carcinogenicity 11 of 12 Causes non-inherited birth abnormalities Teratogenicity 12 of 12
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