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Which among the following pesticides would have the least chance of bioaccumulation in food chains?

AChlordane
BAldrin
CCarbaryl ✓ Correct
DEndrin
Correct answer: (C) Carbaryl
Explanation

Carbaryl, a carbamate pesticide, breaks down quickly and is least likely to bioaccumulate in food chains.

Chlordane is a persistent organochlorine that stores in fatty tissue.

Aldrin is another organochlorine known for long environmental persistence.

Endrin likewise is a stable organochlorine that biomagnifies up the food chain.

Carbaryl's rapid degradation keeps it from building up across trophic levels.

The persistent organochlorines were banned largely because of this accumulation.

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