Oceanic noise pollution from commercial shipping
a. results from large tankers generating lowfrequency
sounds.
b. may frighten whales.
c. may drown out whales’ acoustical signals.
d. is a dilemma with no solution that is both easy
and inexpensive.
e. includes all of these.
Answer: e
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