cancer
Group of more than 120 different diseases, one for each type of cell in the human body. Each type of cancer produces a tumor in which cells multiply uncontrollably and invade surrounding tissue. See carcinogen, metastasis.
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Chapter 11 - Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health
biomagnification
Increase in concentration of DDT, PCBs, and other slowly degradable, fat-soluble chemicals in organisms at successively higher trophic levels of a food chain or web. Compare bioaccumulation.
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Biological amplification
See biomagnification.
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bioaccumulation
An increase in the concentration of a chemical in specific organs or tissues at a level higher than would normally be expected. Compare biomagnification.
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benefit-cost analysis
Estimates and comparison of short-term and long-term benefits (gains) and costs (losses) from an economic decision.
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