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EQUATIONS of first order kinetics have been suggested as potentially suitable models for the accumulation of DDT in living organisms1–3. Although much has been written about the use of such models in analysing “tracer” studies4, and in studying the fate of radionuclides in ecosystems5,6, little has been done to construct a model to represent field data for pesticides. Knowledge of the kinetics of pesticides in ecosystems is at present insufficient for completion of the model, but we believe that this will be possible when certain problems have been solved. A full account of the field study7 and a detailed report of the model are available8.
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EBERHARDT, L., MEEKS, R. & PETERLE, T. Food Chain Model for DDT Kinetics in a Freshwater Marsh. Nature 230, 60–62 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230060a0
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