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Dumping sewage into lakes the BOD of the water in the lakes.

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does not affect
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increases
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decreases
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nullifies
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Solution

The correct option is B increases
Since the sewage is rich in organic nutrients, the growth of microorganisms will be rapid in the lake and this hampers the availability of dissolved oxygen in the water. This in turn increases the BOD of the water.

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