What Could Be the Effects of Runoff and Land Use

question 59

Multiple Choice

What could be the effects of runoff and land use in the watershed that feeds the waters at the beach?

• A)Water quality and quantity could both be affected.
• B)Water quality but not quantity could be affected.
• C)Water quantity but not quality could be affected.
• D)Neither water quality nor quantity could be affected.

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