Can biomagnification affect your food supply?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Nov 12, 2016

Yes, bio-magnification affect food supply.

Explanation:

The heavy metals or harmful chemical are absorbed from the soil by the plants. These metals or chemical gradually concentrated to the higher trophic levels. These concentrated amount of harmful chemical affect the food supply. Some cases of bio magnification are found in fish and other food stuffs. Minamta disease affected the food supply in Japan. This disease was caused by the bio magnification of heavy metal mercury in the fish.Thank You.

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