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(Dobroski and Epifano, 1980; Wolfe et al., 1996, 1998, 1999) due to the less<br />

metabolism compared to the fingerling in the present study.<br />

It could be summarized from this study that although naphthalene<br />

bioconcentrated to a moderated degree for brief periods in L. hoffmeisteri, it will not<br />

efficiently transferred from one trophic level to the next via consuming by<br />

Oreochromis niloticus fingerling. Hence, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of<br />

naphthalene in this aquatic model food chain is not expected to occur.<br />

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