Which consequence results when subsurface pipe erosion induces subsidence?

💡 Explanation

Increased pipe erosion enhances topsoil horizon *leaching* because soil porosity increases, pulling dissolved organic matter downwards; therefore, leaching intensifies, rather than reduced precipitation or bedrock deformation, since the physical soil is already weak.

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