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What is meant by bioconcentration of pesticides? Which common pesticide has accumulated in human body in considerable amounts?
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What is meant by bioconcentration of pesticides? Which common pesticide has accumulated in human body in considerable amounts?
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19/10/2021 4:37 pm
The accumulation of harmful chemicals such as pesticides in the living organisms like plants, animals and humans (men) through the food chain is called bio-concentration of pesticides. DDT has accumulated in human body through food chains.
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