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Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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6455
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Babka gymnotrachelus
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Human Health
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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As a benthivore, Racer Goby ingests sediment; toxins deposited in sediments are therefore also ingested by these fish. Goby consumption of dreissenids has also been suggested to facilitate bioaccumulation of contaminants to upper food web levels. The toxins accumulated by the Racer and other Gobies are transferred up the food chain when they are eaten by larger fish, birds, or water snakes. This feeding activity thereby has the ability to move contaminants formerly sequestered in the sediments into food webs.
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24877
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