<u>C. The dumping of chemical into the river</u> is not a cause for polluting the environment in Southeast Asian region.
<h2>Explanation:</h2>
Except pollution is option C rest of them are the cause of air pollution. The option C is cause of water pollution.
But the least polluting agent is the factories releasing chemical through smoke. Other have the huge impact in polluting the environment. The vehicles being used pollute the major cities and capital of different Asian countries in huge amount.
Similarly, the industrial plants that are dumped in river sides pollute the water ways. The jungle fire is also common in many Asian countries that produces mass carbon for the pollution.
Reason: the rest of the options are all rewards that they allegdly would receive if they broke the law. This makes no sense, people are punished for breaking the law, therefore option A is the most logical out of your choices.