A fire on the surface of Cleveland's Cuyahoga River in 1969 most likely resulted from

A) nonpoint source pollution from street and storm water runoff.
B) point industrial source pollution.
C) the uncontrolled growth of plants from fertilizer runoff.
D) the failure of a city to treat its sewage before entering this river.


B

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