Which risk increases where fractured limestone bedrock underlies agricultural land and nitrogen-based fertilizer is heavily applied?

A)Accelerated sinkhole formation, groundwater contamination✓

B)Surface water eutrophication, reduced infiltration

C)Increased topsoil erosion, dust storms

D)Soil compaction problems, decreased yields

💡 Explanation

_Dissolution_ accelerates sinkhole development and groundwater contamination when acidic runoff infiltrates carbonate bedrock; nitrogen causes chemical weathering, enhancing sinkhole potential rather than soil erosion or surface eutrophication because weathering reactions are happening underground.

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Which risk increases where fractured limestone bedrock underlies agricultural land and nitrogen-based fertilizer is heavily applied?

💡 Explanation

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