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What is the author’s claim in the “Environmental Risks To Consider” section of the text?
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Question 2
Which of the following statements from the excerpt provide evidence to support the claim from question 1? Select ALL that apply.
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Question 3
Reasoning
Explain how the evidence from question 2 supports the claim in question 1.
The evidence supports the claim by giving examples of how the desalination plant could harm the environment. The first example is the reverse-osmosis filters, which are so fine that they allow only water to pass through. Everything else entering the desalination plant is killed. Another example is that 80 percent of tiny organisms will also be destroyed. These statements support the claim that desalination has negative consequences and should only be used as a last resort because of its harm to the environment.