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Which of the following statements does not describe a problem with modern landfills? A. Materials buried in landfills decompose in three years. B. Chemicals leaking out of the waste stored there may pollute wells or groundwater supplies. C. Explosive gases can be produced by landfills and may build up in basements of nearby buildings. D. It takes a lot of space to contain the amount of garbage produced by households.

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the answer is D.................

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The statement that wrongly describes the problem with modern landfills is ;

  • It takes a lot of space to contain the amount of garbage produced by households. ( D )

Landfills are built mostly for the storage of industrial and household wastes, which might be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed or left to litter the environment.

when Industrial wastes are disposed in landfills there is the danger of having chemicals leak into ground water thereby leading to water contamination. which is a problem with modern day landfills.

Landfills are usually existing pits, which are controlled by waste management agencies. and therefore do require much land mass but depth to contain the amount of wastes stored in them.

Hence we can conclude that The statement that wrongly describes the problem with modern landfills is ,  It takes a lot of space to contain the amount of garbage produced by households.  

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