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1. Is the gravel aquifer polluted, and if so, what is the source of the pollution?
2. Is the fine, sandy gravel aquifer polluted, and if so, what is the source of the pollution?
3. Is pollution from the factory likely to affect the gravel aquifer? Explain your answer.
4. To which aquifer should the factory owners dig a well in order to obtain clean well water?
5. Why is one of the wells at the house on the right able to produce pure water while
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6. Explain why the coarse, sandy, gravel aquifer is or is not polluted.
7. Why might the pure-water well prove to be an unreliable water source in the future?
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