The Impact of Environmental Damage on Communities
Which detail best supports the idea that environmental damage can affect an entire community?
O "Acid had so decomposed the body of one of the three victims that his remains came out in pieces in the sewer that drained into a nearby bayou." (Paragraph 4)
O "A Calcasieu Advisory Task Force met to discuss the surrounding waterways, to describe them as 'impaired', and to consider issuing a seafood advisory, warning people to limit their consumption of local fish." (Paragraph 22)
O "Burton Coliseum, the largest public meeting place in Lake Charles at the time, was filled 'with about a thousand angry fishermen and others in the fish industry." (Paragraph 27)
O "As a result of the things he suffered, saw, and was ordered to do as a pipefitter in the petrochemical plant, Sherman became an ardent environmentalist." (Paragraph 12)
Final answer:
The detail that best supports the idea that environmental damage can affect an entire community is the discussion of impaired waterways and the issuance of a seafood advisory.
Explanation:
The detail that best supports the idea that environmental damage can affect an entire community is: 'A Calcasieu Advisory Task Force met to discuss the surrounding waterways, to describe them as 'impaired', and to consider issuing a seafood advisory, warning people to limit their consumption of local fish.' This detail suggests that because of environmental damage, the waterways are polluted, leading to the impairment of the surrounding area, including the fish. The seafood advisory indicates that the entire community is being advised to avoid consuming local fish due to the environmental damage.