Write critical notes on the following: Biological magnification. - Vidyadip

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Write critical notes on the following:
Biological magnification.

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Biological magnification: Increase in concentration of persistent chemical at successive trophic levels is called eutrophication. This happens because a toxic substance accumulated by an organism can not be metabolized or excreted, and is thus passed onto next trophic level, e.g., DDT.

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