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Under certain conditions, well pumping can cause the ground water contaminants to enter other aquifer, this is known as _________

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Under certain conditions, well pumping can cause the ground water contaminants to enter other aquifer, this is known as _________

(a) Interaquifer leakage

(b) Intraquifer leakage

(c) Aquifer leakage

(d) Micropore leakage

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The doubt is from Chemistry and Process of Contamination topic in division Regulation of E-waste, Groundwater Contamination & Injection Well Disposal of Hazardous Waste Management

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Right choice is (b) Intraquifer leakage

Best explanation: Under certain conditions, well pumping because ground water and associated contaminants from another aquifer to enter the one being pumped, this phenomenon is called interaquifer leakage.

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