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rayancarla1

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Radionuclides from nuclear power plant accidents and weapons testing pollution get into the food chain primarily by:
 
  A) cation exchange. B) atmospheric deposition on plant leaves.
  C) uptake from soils into food plants. D) leaching to groundwater supplies.

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In the United States between the 1970s and the 1990s, the level of heavy metals found in municipal sewage sludge ________.
 
  A) decreased substantially B) stayed about the same C) increased substantially


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


rayancarla1

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Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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