A report published recently brings bad
news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health
as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster. The
report was published by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.
But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution Quite a
lot, it turns out. Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters away from the main pollution source—exhaust fumes (烟气). Also don’t walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side. Sitting on the driver’s side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percent, compared with sitting on the side n A. can be more serious than Chernobyl nuclear disaster B. cannot be compared with the disaster in Chernobyl C. can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disaster D. can be more serious than we used to think 我来回答: 提交
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