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In Johannesburg, South Africa, the South West Township (Soweto)was one of several areas established early in the last century for blacks to live away from the white ruling minority. On the hills surrounding Soweto, the company that provides South Africa's electricity, Eskom, built a large, coal-burning, electricity-generating plant. The electricity was for white areas of Johannesburg, miles away from the plant. The residents of Soweto had no electrical connections.
-The heavy levels of soot from the electrical plant upwind of Soweto, along with dust from gigantic mine dumps from gold and coal mines, created particulate pollution more than three times the recommended level. This would be expected to result in ___________.
A)high levels of birth defects
B)high levels of heart disease
C)problems with running local automobiles and other machinery
D)enriched agricultural fields and increased crop yields
E)increased incidence of lung disease

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The particulate pollution from the coal-burning plant and mine dumps would likely lead to increased incidence of lung disease due to inhalation of harmful particles.

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