Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Pollutant |  | Type of Pollution (water pollution, soil pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, radioactive pollution, thermal pollution) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vehicle exhaust; manufacturing exhaust | creates | air pollution |
| fires | creates | air pollution |
| volcanic eruptions | creates | air pollution |
| improper waste disposal | creates | water pollution; soil pollution |
| littering | creates | water pollution; soil pollution |
| leeching of soil pollution | creates | water pollution |
| sewage spills | creates | water pollution; soil pollution |
| hazardous waste | creates | water pollution; soil pollution |
| pesticides | creates | water pollution; soil pollution |
| strip mining | creates | soil pollution |
| deforestation | creates | soil pollution |
| Traffic | creates | noise pollution |
| Airports | creates | noise pollution |
| Railroads | creates | noise pollution |
| Manufacturing plants | creates | noise pollution |
| Construction or demolition | creates | noise pollution |
| Concerts | creates | noise pollution |
| Nuclear power plant accidents; nuclear power plant leakage | creates | radioactive pollution |
| Improper nuclear waste disposal | creates | radioactive pollution |
| Uranium mining operations | creates | radioactive pollution |
| Power plants | creates | thermal pollution |
| Urban sprawl | creates | thermal pollution |
| Air pollution particulates | creates | thermal pollution |
| Deforestation | creates | thermal pollution |
| Loss of temperature moderating water supplies | creates | thermal pollution |
| burning fossil fuels | creates | air pollution |
Question:
_______ creates soil pollution. Select the correct choice to answer the question or fill in the blank.
Choices:
(A) Loss of temperature moderating water supplies
(B) Concerts
(C) strip mining
(D) Uranium mining operations
Answer:
(C) strip mining