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Toxic Substances and Ecological Cycles

Radioactive elements or pesticides such as DDT that are released in the environment may enter meteorological and biological cycles that distribute them and can concentrate them to dangerous levels

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 216 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Toxic Substances and Ecological Cycles” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 216 No. 3 (), p. 24
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0367-24