ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
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Question
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Rain can become polluted with oil, gasoline and other chemicals from roads and parking lots before running off into a body of water. What type of pollution is this?.
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point source
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non-point source
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nonpoint source pollution comes from oil, pet waste, pesticide, herbicide, fertilizer, road salt, bacteria, sediment, and any other contaminant that ends up on the ground naturally or from human activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main point source of pollution to water is from sewage and waste water treatment, while for diffuse pollution, main sources are from farming and fossil fuel power plants (via the air).
Detailed explanation-3: -Water pollution depletes aquatic ecosystems and triggers unbridled proliferation of phytoplankton in lakes-eutrophication-. Contamination of the food chain.
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