True or false? up until the early 1970s, the federal government was responsible for the quality of the waterways and the purity of the drinking water.

False

Explanation:

Prior to the amendments to the Clean Water Act in the early 1970s, the states were responsible for their water and didn't do a great job. Rivers caught on fire.

the language dates from the contacts of arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of africa over many centuries. under arab influence, swahili originated as a lingua franca used by several closely related bantu-speaking tribal groups.

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