Passage FourWater problems in the future will become more intens

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Passage Four
Water problems in the future will become more intense and more complex. Our increasing population will tremendously increase urban wastes, primarily sewage. On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decrease the amount of water available for treating wastes. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce larger volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are poisonous. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasing quantities of agricultural chemicals. From this, it is apparent that measures must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem.
There are two ways by which this pollution problem can be dwelt with. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution. This involves the processing of solid wastes before disposal and the treatment of liquid wastes to permit the re-use of the water or reduce pollution upon final disposal.
A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Liquid wastes from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas for watering agricultural land. Liquid wastes from other processing plants may also be used as a new source of water. Many industries are currently changing former waste products into marketable byproducts (副产品). Other industries are exploring potential economic uses for their waste products.

Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage?
A、 Treating wastes needs certain amount of water.
B、 Intensive agriculture requires more and more chemicals.
C、 Demands for water will rise with the expanding pollution.
D、 Industrial development needs simpler chemical processes.
【正确答案】:D

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