This is a relatively simple model, but note: the material enter fish two ways, directly from the sediment and via the micro invertebrates. There are three trophic levels: microinvertebrates, fish, and birds (kingfishers). We might measure contaminant concentration is the sediment, the invertebrates, and/or the fish depending on the concerns.

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