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Questions
List two major harmful effects of the following:
Rivers contaminated with sewage.
List one major harmful effect of the following:
Rivers contaminated with sewage.
Solution
- Harmfully affects the animals (even killing the fish).
- harms the plant life growing in it.
Notes
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