Prior to 1972, a pesticide called DDT was used widely in the United States, but was found to pose risks to human health and wildlife. It was found that DDT contaminated the waterways. Where would the concentration of the nonpolar pesticide been the highest?

A. a seagull
B. a mosquito larva
C. plankton
D. algae
E. a minnow


A. a seagull

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