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Which statement describes a negative consequence of humans’ use of excess water?

It allows food to be produced in dry areas.
It increases runoff, which carries fertilizers.
It enables food to be produced in drought years.
It results to water not being recycled.

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It increases runoff, which carries fertilizers.

Excess irrigation or overuse of water speeds surface runoff, which transports fertilizers and other pollutants into waterways, causing nutrient pollution and ecosystem damage.