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Biological magnification

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000560

The process by which the concentration of a toxic substance increases in organisms at successively higher trophic levels in a food chain. This occurs when organisms consume contaminated prey, accumulating the substance in their tissues over time. Persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals are common examples of substances that undergo biomagnification.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000560
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectCommercial Liability
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000560",
  "term": "Biological magnification",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The process by which the concentration of a toxic substance increases in organisms at successively higher trophic levels in a food chain. This occurs when organisms consume contaminated prey, accumulating the substance in their tissues over time. Persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals are common examples of substances that undergo biomagnification.",
  "subject": "Commercial Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/biological-magnification/"
}

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