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Which are the sources of arsenic pollution?

(a) Coal and petroleum

(b) Detergents and pesticides

(c) Mine tailings

(d) All of the mentioned

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This intriguing question comes from Air Pollution in section Air Pollution of Environmental Engineering

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The correct option is (d) All of the mentioned

The best I can explain: Arsenic is a human carcinogen and is emitted during the combustion of coal and petroleum. It is also found in detergents, pesticides and mine tailings.

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