Sugar plantations in the Caribbean caused environmental damage through soil exhaustion and deforestation as well as

a. the disposal of used canes.
b. introduction of non-native plants and animals.
c. supplying power for the mills.
d. overfertilizing the fields.
e. silting up of bays and estuaries.


ANSWER:
b

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