Properties of pollutants 0.0 / 5 ? Environmental Science/StudiespollutionA2/A-levelAQA Created by: hannah kinghamCreated on: 01-12-15 14:08 Measure of the ease of movement of a material Mobility 1 of 15 Increase in concentration of a substance in living tissue Bioaccumulation 2 of 15 a measure of the rate at which a material breaks down Persistence 3 of 15 how poisonous a substance is Toxicity 4 of 15 effluent emissions that come from many sources Diffuse sources 5 of 15 process of breakdown of a material by living organisms Biodegradation 6 of 15 The ease with which the molecules of a liquid separate and disperse into a liquid Solubility 7 of 15 A measure of how easily a substance dissolves in fats and oils Liposolubility 8 of 15 progessive bioaccumulation of a material along a food chain Biomagnification 9 of 15 pollutants made by chemical reactions of primary pollutants Secondary pollutant 10 of 15 material which cause changes in DNA structure Mutagen 11 of 15 substance which causes cancer Carcinogen 12 of 15 substance which interferes with gene functions in embryos Teratogen 13 of 15 pollutant released by human activites Primary pollutant 14 of 15 process where the presence of two materials produce a greater effect than the sum of their individual effects. Synergism 15 of 15
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