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Using 2 or more sentences, explain how a dilute toxin such as PCBS dissolved in a lake can reach high levels in the tissues of an apex consumer such as an eagle.

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Using 2 or more sentences, explain how a dilute toxin such as
PCBS dissolved in a lake can reach high levels in the tissues of an
apex consumer such as an eagle.
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