Question

How does groundwater become polluted?

A.) It is not possible for groundwater go be polluted
B.) Factories dump their waste directly into aquifers
C.) Refuse infiltrates the water table when garbage is dumped
D.) Through the tilling of the land
E.) Pollutants mixed with water pass through permeable layers above the aquifer

Answer 1

e

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

E. Pollutants mixed with water pass through permeable layers above the aquifer.

Step-by-step explanation:

An Aquifer is an underground body of rock that holds groundwater.

Groundwater is considered safe to an extent but it is also susceptible to contamination just like surface water.

Pollutants like man made products can pass through the permeable layers above the aquifer and cause it to become contaminated.

For example, pesticides, fertilizers, gasoline, oil and the likes can find their way into the soil, go through the aquifer and contaminate ground water.