Freshwater can be renewed, but environmentalists consider it nonrenewable. Why is there a contradiction in classification?

Freshwater is renewable because natural processes can replenish it, but those processes may take time. People can pollute or use up accessible freshwater faster than it is replaced, making it effectively nonrenewable for human use. Therefore, the best answer is D, “Freshwater is easily polluted or depleted before it can be replaced.”

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