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Surface runoff is an example of nonpoint source pollution. true or false

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The answer to the following question is true.

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The correct answer is - False.

The surface runoff, in its natural form, is not a pollution source by any means. When there's heavy rains, once the soil is saturated with water, the water stars to move on its surface, downhill, thus making short-lasting streams of rain water coming down towards the lower parts.

The surface runoff is a big factor in the soil erosion, deposition of sediments, but also causing floods that are very dangerous, especially because they happen in a very short space of time.

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