HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Which of the following do some uninformed people believe are harmful effects of agriculture?
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Algal blooms due to fertilizer runoff
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Climate change associated with methane emissions from livestock and rice paddies
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Pesticide residue in food, water, and air
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -While negative impacts are serious, and can include pollution and degradation of soil, water, and air, agriculture can also positively impact the environment, for instance by trapping greenhouse gases within crops and soils, or mitigating flood risks through the adoption of certain farming practices.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. Ozone depletion is not the effect of modern agriculture instead it is the result of CFCs, and HCFCs.
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