Arsenic concentration has been on an increase in the ground water of certain areas in Bihar and West Bengal due to: 1. acid rain 2. excessive pumping of ground water 3. industrial pollution 4. leaching of agricultural land The correct causes may be: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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