Tall chimneys are designed to disperse pollutants over a wider area, which aligns with the "dilution is the solution to pollution" approach (A), they help carry pollutants above local inversion layers (B), and they represent an output approach to managing pollution (C). However, they can also lead to increased pollution in areas downwind, not upwind (D).

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Tall Chimneys

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Tall chimneys

A) are a "dilution is the solution to pollution" approach.
B) carry the pollutants above any local inversion layer.
C) are an output approach to pollution.
D) increase pollution in upwind areas.
E) all of these answers

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