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Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive tropic levels is known as  
(A) biomagnification
(B) biodeterioration
(C) biotransformation
(D) biogeochemical cycling

A

biomagnification

B

biodeterioration

C

biotransformation

D

biogeochemical cycling

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