Water Pollution: Nature and Types
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What is a major threat to the safety of water supplies in industrialized nations?

  • Fecal pollution
  • Synthetic chemical runoff
  • Unwholesome natural water
  • Waterborne toxic chemicals (correct)
  • What has caused great hardship for people forced to drink unwholesome water?

  • Waterborne toxic chemicals
  • Natural sources pollution (correct)
  • Fecal pollution
  • Synthetic chemical runoff
  • What has contaminated water supplies due to tremendous growth in the manufacture and use of synthetic chemicals?

  • Both insecticide and herbicide runoff (correct)
  • Herbicide runoff only
  • Industrial discharge only
  • Insecticide runoff only
  • What poses a threat to groundwater from waste chemical dumps and other facilities?

    <p>Storage lagoons and treating ponds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term applies to elements and chemical compounds occurring at very low levels in a given system?

    <p>Trace elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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