You Are Testing the Groundwater Quality of an Aquifer and Find

question 19

Multiple Choice

You are testing the groundwater quality of an aquifer and find that it has high amounts of arsenic.What is the likely source?

• A) The arsenic comes from minerals in the aquifer rock that have dissolved.
• B) The arsenic comes from the reaction of the water with your testing supplies.
• C) The arsenic is being poured into the groundwater to poison the town.
• D) All groundwater contains high amounts of arsenic.

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