5. The petroleum industry uses 1% of the available fresh water in
Alberta for oilfield injection, while farmers use 47% for irrigation. Why are many citizens opposed to the use of water by the petroleum industry but are not concerned with the use of water for irrigation?

A. The petroleum industry has lots of money.

B. Food produced by irrigation is more vital than the oil produced by the petroleum industry.

C. Water used by the petroleum industry is injected deep
underground and does not return to the hydrological cycle.

D. Farming is more important to the province than the petroleum
industry is.

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Water used by the petroleum industry is injected deep underground and does not return to the hydrological cycle. The correct option is C.

Water and petroleum industries

Most of the water used in oil extraction is not returned to the hydrological cycle.

In actual fact, some percentage of the water used in extracting crude oil tends to be a source of pollutants to the freshwater reservoir in the environment.

With irrigation farming, this is not the case. Thus, many citizens will oppose the use of water by the petroleum industry but not irrigation farming.

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