Multiple choice

___ comes from one specific site, for example, a major chemical spill.

  1. Water Pollution

  2. Point-source pollution

  3. nonpoint-source pollution

  4. Nuclear pollution
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Point-source pollution refers to contaminants that enter the environment from a single, identifiable location, such as a pipe or a specific industrial site. Nonpoint-source pollution, by contrast, comes from many diffuse sources like runoff.

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