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Water, Primary Consumers, Producers, Apex Predators, Secondary Consumers,…
Water
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Mercury gets into the water when items such as deodorant, hand lotions and body washes/shampoos get washed off of humans and get into the water supply.
Primary Consumers
Primary consumers have a higher concentration of contaminants because they consume more energy than producers and receive all of the contaminants from the producers they eat.
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Apex Predators
The Apex predators have the highest concentration of toxins in the food web because they require the highest energy intake of all of the animals in the web and also consume animals with a high concentration of toxins.
Secondary Consumers
As the secondary consumers consume the primary consumers the concentration of toxins gets higher because of the larger amount of energy required for them to consume as well as them consuming the more toxic primary consumers.
Humans
Humans require a lot of energy and since they are an apex predator the concentration of toxins is extra high, which could cause health problems over long periods of time