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An environmental advantage of deep well injection in contrast to surface disposal is that it ____.
isolates wastes from the food chain and hydrologic cycle.
renders any toxic waste harmless.
can concentrate large volumes of dilute liquid wastes.
can be used for both liquid and solid wastes.
can be used virtually anywhere and does not require EPA approval.

Please explain and give reference.

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Large volumes of wastewater, high in total dissolved solids (TDS) and inorganic ...

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