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People who live in __________ are the most likely to be exposed to nitrate and phosphate pollution in surface and ground water.
A)
fishing villages
B)
rural farming areas
C)
mountainous areas with reduced oxygen levels
D)
urban industrial areas


Sagot :

Answer:

B) rural farming areas

Explanation:

Phosphate and Nitrate are two common pollutants that affect surface and ground water. They result mostly from the fertilizer used in farming operations. This is because fertilizer contains these nutrients to improve the fertility of the soil in which the crops are planted, however, they manage to get eroded into water bodies when it rains.

Due to that fact that most farming occurs in RURAL AREAS, people that live in rural farming areas are most likely to be affected by the effects of nitrate and phosphate pollution in their water bodies (surface and ground).