Question

currently, new regulations control the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers to reduce what?
(1 point)
○ water contamination
○ insect population
○ crop sizes
○ illness

Explanation:

Pesticides and chemical fertilizers often runoff into water bodies (e.g., rivers, lakes) through rain or irrigation, leading to water pollution. Regulating their use directly targets reducing this water contamination. Insect population is a target of pesticides (not something to reduce by regulating use), crop sizes may decrease if use is limited (not an intended reduction), and illness is an indirect effect but not the primary direct reduction goal here.

Answer:

Water contamination