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DDT contant in the water of a lake that supplies drinking water to the nearby villages, is found to be 0.003 ppm. The kingfishers of that area reported to have 2 ppm of DDT. Why has the concentration increased in these birds ? What harm will this cause to the bird population ? Name the phenomenon.

A

Cultured Eutrophication

B

Global warming

C

Biomagnification

D

Eutrophication

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C
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