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Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:

A

Biogeochemical cycling

B

Biomagnification

C

Biodeterioration

D

Biotransformation

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Increased concentration of non biodegradable pollutants at successsive tropic levels of food chain is known of Biomagnification.
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