It Is Especially Important to Protect Groundwater Within Cave Systems

question 6

Multiple Choice

It is especially important to protect groundwater within cave systems from contamination because:

• A) water is not filtered, and there is not enough time for microorganisms to consume contaminants.
• B) karst groundwater often seeps upward into the soil and contaminates agricultural crops.
• C) the chemical constituents of limestone tend to enhance contaminants rather than degrade them.
• D) pollutants accumulate so rapidly that natural cleaning mechanisms are overloaded.

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