The harmful chemical which is accumulating in human beings through food chain is :
(a) benzenehexachloride
(b) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(c) chlorofluorocarbon
(d) abscisic acid

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(b) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

The harmful pesticide that accumulates in the bodies of human beings through the food chain, through a process known as biomagnification, is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT).

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