Lingering in a Long Line at the Dry Cleaners,waiting for Holiday

question 9

Multiple Choice

Lingering in a long line at the dry cleaners,waiting for holiday clothing,a woman starts to feel dizzy and tired with a quickly developing headache.Someone suggests that her symptoms might be from breathing something used in the shop.A substance that can cause such symptoms,and is commonly used in dry cleaning,is a

• A)heavy metal.
• B)halogenated hydrocarbon,PERC.
• C)radioactive hydrocarbon.
• D)safe and gentle natural compound.

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