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Residues of organochlorine insecticides tend to be greater in marine organisms of the higher trophic levels, but the tendency is not found in all food chains. The residues of dieldrin in livers and eggs of adult birds are independent of the age of the bird. Marine animals do not appear to be better indicators of environmental contamination by insecticides.
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ROBINSON, J., RICHARDSON, A., CRABTREE, A. et al. Organochlorine Residues in Marine Organisms. Nature 214, 1307–1311 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141307a0
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