What negative effects can occur from over-pumping an aquifer?

a. Solifluction, Creep, Metamorphism
b. Resource Depletion, Subsidence, Contamination
c. Subduction, Magma Mixing, Hot Springs
d. Geysers, Artesian Flow, Permeability


Answer: b. Resource Depletion, Subsidence, Contamination

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