Question

The principle difference between point source and nonpoint source water pollution is _______.
a.
whether the pollution is organic or inorganic
b.
the number of sources of pollution
c.
the amount of pollution
d.
whether it is from commercial or agricultural sources


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

B

Reason: Point-source pollution originates from a single, identifiable location (e.g., a pipe or discharge), while nonpoint-source pollution comes from many diffuse sources (e.g., runoff from fields, roads).