Turbidity of water may be caused due to (A) Suspended clay (B) Suspended silt (C) Finely divided organic material (D) All the above

Turbidity of water may be caused due to 

(A) Suspended clay 

(B) Suspended silt 

(C) Finely divided organic material 

(D) All the above 

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(D) All the above 

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