Biomagnification is the increase in concentration of pollutants in organisms at higher trophic levels due to their persistence and accumulation in tissues as they are transferred up the food chain.
The term Biomagnification is referred to as
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2017 · Topic: Pollution (Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metal Pollution: Characteristics, sources, biomagnification, effects, relevant conventions.)
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Answer: C. accumulation of increasing amount of non-de‐ gradable pollutant through food chain
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