A Pesticide Is More Likely to Contaminate Groundwater If It

question 38

Multiple Choice

A pesticide is more likely to contaminate groundwater if it has which of the following characteristics?

• A)highly volatile (high vapor pressure)
• B)highly soluble in water
• C)strongly adsorbed to soil colloids
• D)rapidly degraded by soil microorganisms
• E)all of the above

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