A city council is debating between two potential water purification systems: reverse osmosis and ion exchange. They would like to choose the option that generates less waste. Which of these statements correctly describes the waste generated by the two technologies?(1 point)ResponsesReverse osmosis produces thin membranes with high concentrations of pollutants while ion exchange produces resin with bound pollutants.Reverse osmosis produces thin membranes with high concentrations of pollutants while ion exchange produces resin with bound pollutants.Reverse osmosis produces waste water with high concentrations of pollutants while ion exchange produces resin with bound pollutants.Reverse osmosis produces waste water with high concentrations of pollutants while ion exchange produces resin with bound pollutants.Reverse osmosis produces resin with bound pollutants while ion exchange produces waste water with high concentrations of pollutants.Reverse osmosis produces resin with bound pollutants while ion exchange produces waste water with high concentrations of pollutants.Reverse osmosis produces resin with bound pollutants while ion exchange produces thin membranes with high concentrations of pollutants.
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The correct statement that describes the waste generated by the two technologies is:
"Reverse osmosis produces waste water with high concentrations of pollutants while ion exchange produces resin with bound pollutants."
Reverse osmosis typically creates a waste stream that contains a concentrated mix of the contaminants it filters out, while ion exchange systems generate waste in the form of resin that has captured and bound to specific pollutants.
