Which of the following would have most likely prevented the deadly 1948 smog in Donora,PA?
A)shift industrial production from the day to evening hours
B)add scrubbers to the smokestacks used by the Donora industries
C)increase use of coal to generate electricity and heat homes in the region
D)use high sulfur instead of low sulfur coal to generate electricity and heat homes

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Adding scrubbers to the smokestacks used by Donora industries would have helped to reduce the amount of pollutants released into the air, which was the main cause of the deadly smog. Shifting industrial production to the evening hours (A) may have helped to reduce the immediate impact of the smog, but would not have addressed the root cause. Increasing the use of coal (C) and using high sulfur coal (D) would have only made the problem worse.

Which of the Following Would Have Most Likely Prevented the Deadly