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Explain how deforestion can lead to water pollution.
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although loss of forest cover can increase runoff the increased runoff can accelerate soil erosion and increase the sediment load and turbidity of water source does decreasing the water

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Although loss of forest cover can increase runoff, the increased runoff can accelerate soil erosion and increase the sediment load and turbidity of water sources, thus decreasing the water quality.

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