Question

Name any to substances that are responsible for causing biomagnification.

Answer 1

The contaminants include heavy metals namely mercury, arsenic, pesticides such as DDT, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) compounds which are then taken up by organisms because of the food they consume or the intoxication of their environment.

These materials are highly present in a variety of household and industrial chemicals. The harmful substances then build up inside the organism’s cells.