A running faucet below the rim of a sink is an example of:

Cross-connection. A cross-connection is any physical connection between safe water and dirty water. In this example, the water level in the sink could rise above the faucet and cause back-flow of unsafe water into the clean water supply.

A running faucet below the rim of a sink is

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AVacuum
BBack-flow
CCross-connection
DBacksiphonage

✓ Correct answer: C. Cross-connection A cross-connection is any physical connection between safe water and dirty water.<br/><br/>In this example, the water level in the sink could rise above the faucet and cause back-flow of unsafe water into the clean water supply.

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