WHAT IS BIOMAGNIFICATION OR BIOAMPLIFICATION?

BIOMAGNIFICATION / BIOAMPLIFICATION

Biomagnification is the increasing concentration of substance, such as a chemical toxins in the tissues of tolerate organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain. It is also called bio-accumulation.

Causes of bio-magnification :

1.  Agricultural products - (Pesticides, fertilizers).
2. Organic contaminants.
3. Plastic pollution.
4. Toxic gases and air pollution.
5. Mining activities in ocean.

Effects of bio-magnification :

1.  Human health will be decrease.
2.  Life of aquatic animal will be disturb.
3.  Food chain will be disrupt.
4.  Life of birds will be uneven.