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synergism  

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  • The combined environmental effect of two or more factors, such as pollutants, (inter)acting together, when the combined effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects. In general, such synergistic effects are widespread but poorly understood. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; synergism]

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