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Download Solution PDFConcentration of toxic chemicals through food-chain result into :
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Option 3 : Biomagnification
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Download Solution PDFBiomagnification,
- It is also known as bio-amplification or biological magnification.
- It is any concentration of a toxin, such as pesticides, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.
- Biomagnification refers to the condition where the chemical concentration in an organism exceeds the concentration of its food when the major exposure route occurs from the organism’s diet.
- The term food web biomagnification is used to describe trophic enrichment of contaminants within food webs and refers to the progressive increase in chemical concentrations with increasing animal trophic status.
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