Proven environmental impacts of the transmission of electricity have been associated with intermittent ________

A) use of PCBs in transformers
B) air pollution surrounding coal mining
C) radioactive effects of electricity
D) electromagnetic fields
E) use of heavy metals in transmission lines


Answer: A

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