ALSO “WATER SCARCITY: A GLOBAL ISSUE” COMMONLIT! 2. PART B: Which detail from the text best describes the
answer to Part A?
O A "Droughts are a natural process that have occurred
throughout history. The effects of prolonged
drought often depend on both severity and how
people react to them." ( Paragraph 4)
B "In Ranipet, India, leather tanning wastes
contaminate groundwater with the chemical
hexavalent chromium, leading to water that
residents say stings like an insect." ( Paragraph 6)
C "Chernobyl, Ukraine, the infamous site of a nuclear
meltdown, still has contaminated water because of
that meltdown." ( Paragraph 8)
OD "Water is more important for survival than food, and
global access to water is a fundamental human
issue." ( Paragraph 9)