Which one of the following represents a way to reduce point-source pollution contributing to cultural eutrophication?
A)increase the use of vegetated waterways
B)increase the use of contour farming and crop rotation
C)remove nutrients from sewage-treatment effluents
D)include runoff detention ponds in subdivisions

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Removing nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, from sewage-treatment effluents can reduce the amount of these nutrients entering water bodies and contributing to cultural eutrophication. Vegetated waterways (A) can help control non-point source pollution, contour farming and crop rotation (B) can help reduce soil erosion, and runoff detention ponds (D) can help control stormwater runoff, but they may not directly address the issue of nutrient pollution.

Which One of the Following Represents a Way to Reduce