Activity 2A: HEALTH RISK?Imagine that you live near a large chemical factory that produces fertilizers for use in agriculture. In recentyears there have been several cases of people in the area suffering from long-term breathing problems. Manylocal people believe that these symptoms are caused by the emission of toxic fumes from the nearby chemicalfertilizer factory. A public meeting was held to discuss the potential dangers of the chemical factory to thehealth of residents. Scientists made the following statements at the meeting.Statement by scientists working for the chemical company:"We have made a study of the toxicity of soil in the local area. We have found no evidence of toxic chemicalsin the samples we have taken."Statement by scientists working for concerned citizens:"We have looked at the number of cases of long-term breathing problems in the local area and comparedthis with the number of cases in an area far away from the chemical factory. There are more incidents in thearea close to the chemical factory."A. Encircle the following terms in the text and write their meanings:1. suffer/suffering2. emission3. toxic/toxicity4. fumes5. potential
Answer (1)
one or three maybe? because we learned that in health.
