Asked by gigi

A new wastewater treatment plant opens in an area where raw sewage used to be dumped directly into a bay. What type of pollution will be reduced the most by the new plant?
a.
toxic
b.
sediment
c.
nutrient
d.
bacterial

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
d. bacterial

Raw sewage contains large amounts of fecal bacteria and pathogens; wastewater treatment (especially secondary treatment and disinfection) greatly reduces bacterial loads. Nutrient removal requires advanced/tertiary treatment, toxicants may persist, and sediment is not the primary pollutant from raw sewage.