(Kezios et al., 2013). DDE has a high fat:waterpartition coefficientand, therefore, shows a tendency to accumulate in different tissues, especially inadipose tissueandfatty liverdepots. Given its hydrophobicity, DDE undergoes a progressivebiomagnificationprocess fromaquatic species, such as fishes, ...
For example, the most notorious putative effect of DDT was it causing the near extinction of bald eagles and peregrine falcons by thinning their eggshells as a result of biomagnification up through the food chain. “Yet bald eagles were threatened with extinction in the lower 48 US states as e...