Multiple choice

Which of the following is a point source of water pollution?

  1. Run-off from fields

  2. Construction sites

  3. Oil wells

  4. Logging areas

  5. Run-offs from roads and streets
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as oil wells are a point source of water pollution. Being a point source, it is easier to treat the pollution coming out of oil wells before their discharge into nearby water bodies.

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