_______________ Is Any Change in Water Quality That Can Harm

question 30

Short Answer

_______________ is any change in water quality that can harm living organisms or make the water unfit for human uses.

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Definitions:

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where operational costs per unit increase as the output increases, often due to inefficiencies or management challenges.

Natural Monopoly

A market structure where a single supplier is most efficient in producing or providing goods or services due to high fixed or startup costs, making competition less viable.

Long-Run Average Total Cost

The average cost per unit of output over the long term, where all inputs are variable and economies of scale have been utilized.

LRATC

Long Run Average Total Cost, which represents the per-unit cost of production when all factors of production are variable, and scale of production can be adjusted.