Why is the solution to pollution not always dilution?

A) Liquid pollutants cannot be dissolved in water.
B) Some pollutants cannot be dissolved in any solvent.
C) Some pollutants are toxic at such low concentrations that they cannot be practically diluted.
D) Water itself is a pollutant.


C

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