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28/09/2020 11:38 am
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Drinking of mineral water with very low level of pesticides (about 0.02 ppm) for long periods may
(a) produce immunity against mosquito
(b) cause leukemia (blood cancer) in most people
(c) cause cancer of the intestine
(d) lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat
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28/09/2020 11:41 am
(d) lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat
Explanation:
Pesticides in a drinking water pass into food chain and they increase in amount per unit weight of organisms with the rise in trophic level due to their accumulation in fat (biomagnification).