What are the major concerns with pumping water from ancient, deep aquifers?
What will be an ideal response?
The deep aquifers are nonrenewable and cannot be recharged on a human time scale; little is known about the effects or pumping from the deep aquifers; some aquifers flow under more than one country and there are no international laws to govern them; much of this water is salty and contaminated with arsenic and uranium.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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