Question

5. The petroleum industry uses 1% of the available fresh water in

Answer 1

Water used by the petroleum industry is injected deep underground and does not return to the hydrological cycle. The correct option is C.

Water and petroleum industries

Most of the water used in oil extraction is not returned to the hydrological cycle.

In actual fact, some percentage of the water used in extracting crude oil tends to be a source of pollutants to the freshwater reservoir in the environment.

With irrigation farming, this is not the case. Thus, many citizens will oppose the use of water by the petroleum industry but not irrigation farming.

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