If the concentration of DDT were 0.2 ppm in water of a lake,what would be it's likely concentration in fish in the following food chain ? Please explain the mathematical formulae to calculate the figure
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Water -----> Plankton ----> Fish
( 0.2ppm) (5.0ppm) (240ppm)
Concentration in Fish would be approximately 240ppm.
( 0.2ppm) (5.0ppm) (240ppm)
Concentration in Fish would be approximately 240ppm.
arunvarmaother:
Thanks for your reply. How you got this figure of converting 0.2 PPM into 5 PPM and then to 240 PPM... In which methodology, you derived these figures?
Biological magnification.
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