Definition for Biomagnification

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1. The increase in the concentration of a substance in living organisms with each increase in trophic level in a food web. For example, an increase in concentration of a pollutant from the environment to the first organism in a food chain.

2. Toxicants concentrate in top predators.

Compare to: Bioaccumulation.