There Has Been a Downward Trend in the United States

question 208

Multiple Choice

There has been a downward trend in the United States since 1980 in the ambient concentrations of

• A)sulfur dioxide.
• B)carbon monoxide.
• C)lead.
• D)all of the above.

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