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2.
Identify climate and topographic factors in your local
community that
(a)
intensify air pollution and
(b)
help
reduce air pollution.
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3.
Should all tall smokestacks be banned in an effort to
promote greater emphasis on preventing air pollution?
Explain.
4.
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5.
Do you agree or disagree with the possible weak-
nesses of the U.S. Clean Air Acts listed on p. 362? Defend
each of your choices.
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6.
Explain why you agree or disagree with each of the
proposals listed in Figure 15-20 (p. 365) for shifting the
emphasis to preventing air pollution over the next sev-
eral decades.
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7.
Congratulations! You are in charge of reducing air pol-
lution in the country where you live. List the three most
important features of your policy for
(a)
outdoor air pol-
lution and
(b)
indoor air pollution.
