A pesticide is more likely to contaminate groundwater if it has which of the following characteristics?

A) highly soluble in water
B) strongly adsorbed to soil colloids
C) rapidly degraded by soil microorganisms
D) highly volatile (high vapor pressure)
E) all of the above


A

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