All of the Following Are Environmental Drawbacks to the Mining

question 63

Multiple Choice

All of the following are environmental drawbacks to the mining of coal EXCEPT ____________________.

• A)damage to forests caused by mountaintop removal
• B)burial and damage to streams caused by the dumping of overburden
• C)soil compaction causing increased storm water runoff and flooding
• D)increased risk of cancer for some miners
• E)water and soil contamination by acid drainage

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