Which Would Be the Most Prone to Surface Contamination from Runoff

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which would be the most prone to surface contamination from runoff and infiltration?

• A) wells a few hundred metres uphill from septic systems in rugged mountainous terrain
• B) deep confined aquifers directly below contaminated sites
• C) shallow aquifers with thin soils or unconsolidated coarse overburden
• D) an aquifer with a thick, overlying, unsaturated vadose zone

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