Suspicious that their household drinking water from a well was somehow being contaminated with gasoline,a family living in a farmhouse investigated possible sources of groundwater contamination.Sure enough,the underground storage tanks for gasoline at a nearby filling station were leaking.Promising to pay to fix the problem,the station owners sealed the gas tank and pumped out the contaminated groundwater.After several months of rain,the groundwater supplies were restored and the water in the well was safe to drink.This situation illustrated an example of

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This situation illustrates an example of groundwater remediation, which is the process of removing pollutants or contaminants from groundwater. In this case, the gasoline contamination resulted from the leaking underground storage tanks, and the remediation involved sealing the tanks and pumping out the contaminated groundwater. The restoration of the groundwater supplies and the safety of the drinking water in the well demonstrate a successful remediation process. The other choices, reverse osmosis refinement, maximum containment remuneration, and well-water containment, do not accurately describe the situation or the process that occurred.

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