Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? I. Arsenic poisoning - Black foot disease II. Secondary effluent treatment - Biological process III. Pyrolysis - Solid soil waste disposal IV. $Tubifex\ \$ - Water pollution indicator V. Biomagnification - Degradable pollutants
A) I,II,III and V
B) I,III,IV and V
C) II,III,IV and V
D) I,II,III and IV
Explanation
Biomagnification or biological amplification is the passing of non-degradable pollutants like pesticides (DDT), etc, into the food chain and increase in amount per unit weight of organisms with the rise in trophic level due to accumulation in the body.
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.