A country wants to minimize the environmental impact of an abandoned open-pit mine. Which sustainable strategy involves filling the pit with structural waste and covering it with topsoil to restore vegetation?

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A Biomagnification
B Land reclamation
C Bioaccumulation
D Deep-well injection

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Answer: B. Land reclamation

Answer Explanation: B. Land reclamation is the process of restoring a mining site back to a natural, economically usable, or ecologically stable state.

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A country wants to minimize the environmental impact of an abandoned open-pit mine. Which sustainable strategy involves filling the pit with structural waste and covering it with topsoil to restore vegetation?

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