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4 marksPollution Monitoring, Policy, and International Conventions

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 7(a)

Table 1 presents dieldrin pesticide concentrations monitored across organisms in an aquatic food chain, where the water concentration is 0.0002 ppm.

State FOUR inferences that may be drawn from the data in Table 1.

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  1. 7(b)Outline TWO environmental pathways of the pesticide.[4 marks]
  2. 7(c)Account for the differences in dieldrin concentration among the organisms in Table 1. Include THREE points in your response.[6 marks]
  3. 7(d)Describe TWO characteristics of pesticides that account for their environmental impact.[6 marks]

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