Biomagnification refers to increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels. This happens because a toxic substance accumulated by an organism cannot be metabolised or excreted, and is thus passed on to the next higher trophic level.
What is biomagnification Class 12?
Biomagnification or biological magnification is a gradual increase in the concentration of toxicants at successive trophic levels. Certain toxic substances present in industrial waste undergo biomagnification.
