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What is meant by bioconcentration of pesticides? Which common pesticide has accumulated in human body in considerable amounts?

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The increase in the concentration of harmful chemical substances, such as pesticides, in the body of living organisms at each trophic level of a food chain is called bioconcentration of pesticides.
The common pesticide that has accumulated in the human body in considerable amounts is DDT.

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