the maximum concentration of harmful chemicals accumulate in human beings . state the phenomenon involved and justify the statement
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The phenomenon is biomagnification
Because the toxicity increases as it reaches next tropic level
Because the toxicity increases as it reaches next tropic level
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Biomagnification is the process of accumulation of toxic compounds in body. These chemicals can be accumulated from the water and food consumed.
For example:
- Accumulation of mercury in fish bodies more than they excrete and every fish has more concentration that the one it ate.
- Moreover, accumulation of wastes in water leached toxins in water which results in pollution as well toxicity for both the lives inside and outside the water.
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