Select the incorrect statement regarding water pollution.

Agricultural runoff pollutes water by adding pesticides and fertilizers to it.

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Polluted water can cause diseases like typhoid, cholera, and diabetes.

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Pollution decreases the dissolved oxygen content of water.

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Suspended impurities make water less transparent causing the death of submerged aquatic plants.

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Solution

The correct option is B Polluted water can cause diseases like typhoid, cholera, and diabetes.

Diabetes is not a water-borne disease.

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