Which statement is true about the potential environmental impact on local water by both surface and underground mining?(1 point)

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Both types of mining can lead to a lowered water table.
Both types of mining can lead to a lowered water table.

Both types of mining cause high risk of sediment runoff.
Both types of mining cause high risk of sediment runoff.

Both types of mining lead to overburden clogging small local waterways.
Both types of mining lead to overburden clogging small local waterways.

Both types of mining can cause acid and heavy metals to get into local water.

Answer 1

The statement that is true about the potential environmental impact on local water by both surface and underground mining is:

Both types of mining can cause acid and heavy metals to get into local water.

Both surface and underground mining can result in the exposure of minerals that may lead to acid mine drainage and the leaching of heavy metals into local waterways, impacting water quality and ecosystem health.