What was the dramatic event which helped spur passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act?
A) an oil spill in the ocean
B) the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
C) the Cuyahoga River caught fire
D) toxic chemicals were released into the Mississippi River
E) people were becoming sick from drinking water
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A)measuring dissolved
Q36: Where can pollutants from a watershed end
Q37: What are performance standards?
A)excess levels of pollution
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