Environment & Ecology · Environment
What is the primary environmental consequence of introducing oxygen-depleting wastes into water bodies?
- 1A significant reduction in dissolved oxygen, resulting in the death of aquatic life✓
- 2The extensive accumulation of sediments that block sunlight for submerged plants
- 3An increase in water temperature that disrupts the breeding cycles of marine species
- 4The rapid spread of severe waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid
Correct answer
A significant reduction in dissolved oxygen, resulting in the death of aquatic life
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