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How does mining impact the environment?
It has a positive impact on the environment by permanently altering the ecosystem.
It has a positive impact on the environment by releasing chemicals into the environment.
It has a negative impact on the environment by allowing toxic chemicals to harm wildlife.
It has a negative impact on the environment by providing new niches for wildlife to inhabit.
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The correct choice is:
- "It has a negative impact on the environment by allowing toxic chemicals to harm wildlife."
Brief explanation:
- Mining commonly releases heavy metals, acids (e.g., acid mine drainage), and other toxic chemicals into soils and waterways, which poison plants and animals and reduce biodiversity.
- The other statements are incorrect as written: permanent ecosystem alteration and chemical releases are generally negative impacts (not positive), and while abandoned mines can sometimes create novel habitats, that is not typically described as a negative effect and does not outweigh the widespread environmental harm mining causes.
- "It has a negative impact on the environment by allowing toxic chemicals to harm wildlife."
Brief explanation:
- Mining commonly releases heavy metals, acids (e.g., acid mine drainage), and other toxic chemicals into soils and waterways, which poison plants and animals and reduce biodiversity.
- The other statements are incorrect as written: permanent ecosystem alteration and chemical releases are generally negative impacts (not positive), and while abandoned mines can sometimes create novel habitats, that is not typically described as a negative effect and does not outweigh the widespread environmental harm mining causes.
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