Sometimes it takes an extreme example of something happening to be able to explain a concept well. Minamata disease is always my go to case study to explain the concept of bio accumulation. Small creatures like krill or bottom feeding creatures end up absorbing small amounts of mercury into their bodies just from being in its presence. Large numbers of these creatures are eaten by larger animals and then even larger animals eat large numbers of those, which leads to everything being passed up the food chain in larger and larger quantities.
Recently I’m finding myself needing to explain the concept of bio accumulation less and less but this is always my go to example. 😁
Sometimes it takes an extreme example of something happening to be able to explain a concept well. Minamata disease is always my go to case study to explain the concept of bio accumulation. Small creatures like krill or bottom feeding creatures end up absorbing small amounts of mercury into their bodies just from being in its presence. Large numbers of these creatures are eaten by larger animals and then even larger animals eat large numbers of those, which leads to everything being passed up the food chain in larger and larger quantities.
Recently I’m finding myself needing to explain the concept of bio accumulation less and less but this is always my go to example. 😁