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Contaminants from groundwater can also move into the ground water system through macropores.

(a) True

(b) False

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Question is taken from Chemistry and Process of Contamination in section Regulation of E-waste, Groundwater Contamination & Injection Well Disposal of Hazardous Waste Management

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The correct answer is (a) True

Easiest explanation: Contaminants can also move into the ground water system through macropores i.e. root systems, animal burrows, abandoned wells, and other systems of holes and cracks that supply pathways for contaminants.

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