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Question
Mention one way in which waste accumulation has an effect on the following:
aquatic life
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Solution
Impact of waste accumulation on
Aquatic life: Large quantities of harmful substances like pesticides and insecticides increase in the food chain of marine and aquatic organisms which are in turn consumed by other living beings in the process known as biomagnification. The phenomenon of concentrated toxic deposition at the higher trophic level in the food chain is known as bioaccumulation.
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Effect on Terrestrial, Aquatic (Fresh Water and Marine) Life
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