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Which is a source of water pollution? solid waste accumulation at a landfill black smoke released from a large truck chemical waste discharged from an oil refinery particulates released by burning fossil fuels

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Chemical waste discharged from an oil refinery.

Explanation:

- Waste from a landfill is on ground, normaly not on the water. Also a landfill isn't on flat land most of the time and they normaly burn waste.

- Black smoke being released from a large truck doesn't affect water at all, the only thing it affects is the air. Which is air pollution.

- Oil refinery's dump waste into bodies of water. Refinery's tend have pipes connecting to bodies of water so, when toxic waste is disposed it's normally taken to ponds/lakes/rivers/oceans.

- Particculates from buring fossil fuels does not affect bodies of water, it affects the air. Which is air pollution.

Water pollution is the contamination of water sources. The discharge of chemical waste from an oil refinery is a source of pollution. Thus, option C is correct.

What is a water pollutant?

A water pollutant is a substance that alters the quality of the water due to human activities, including particles like pesticides, fertilizers, pharmaceutical products, fecal waste, chemical wastes, refinery spills, etc.

The addition of these substances in the water decrease the BOD leading to the death of flora and fauna and alters the aquatic life, affecting the ecological chain and environment.

Therefore, the chemical wastes from refineries are water pollutants.

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