Question

All of the following are major pollutants of ground water except

Answer 1

All the following are major pollutants of ground water except CHLORINE FROM DRINKING WATER.

Ground water refers to the water source underneath the earth surface. This water source is very important to humans and plants and it is used for various purposes. The ground water source can be contaminated by pollutants such as fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals, radioactive wastes, etc.

Chlorine from drinking water can not contaminate ground water source, this is because, the amount of chlorine added to drinking water is very small and quite safe for human consumption. Apart from this, the chlorine usually dissipate from water few hours after its addition. Thus chlorine from drinking water does not pollute ground water sources.