Question

One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was —

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Widespread water contamination caused by fertilizer runoff

Step-by-step explanation:

cotton is a profitable non-food crop in the world. about 25 million people make huge income from cotton production  and about 7% labor get employed in many developing countries.

the production of cotton posses s many threat on the environment from the use of agrochemicals. The production of cotton degrades the soil severely and exposes the soil to erosion. the pesticides , fertilizers from the cotton field when been eroded causes widespread water contamination caused by fertilizer runoff.