Question

The harmful chemical which is accumulating in human beings through food chain is :
(a) benzenehexachloride
(b) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(c) chlorofluorocarbon
(d) abscisic acid

Answer 1

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
The harmful pesticide that accumulates in the bodies of human beings through the food chain, through a process known as biomagnification, is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT).