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Which statement describes both a positive impact and a negative impact associated with the effects of nitrogen-enhanced fertilizers?

They increase polluted runoff and damage drinking water.
They increase plant growth and damage drinking water.
They increase denitrifying bacteria and increase plant growth.
They increase both limiting resources and denitrifying bacteria.

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They increase plant growth and damage drinking water.

Reason: Nitrogen fertilizers boost plant growth (positive), but excess nitrogen runs off into waterways and groundwater as nitrate, causing drinking-water contamination and eutrophication (negative).