Air Pollution Is More Dangerous to the Public, but Toxic

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Multiple Choice

Air pollution is more dangerous to the public, but toxic waste generates more public uproar.Why?

• A)Those exposed to the health hazard posed by the toxic waste site are usually less sure that exposure has occurred.
• B)Those exposed to the health hazard posed by the toxic waste site are usually more sure that exposure has occurred.
• C)Fewer people cause air pollution than toxic waste.
• D)Fewer people are affected by air pollution than by toxic waste.
• E)Toxic waste causes more illness and death than air pollution does.

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