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Use the information and pie chart to answer the question. Community members are concerned about the construction of a new nuclear power plant. They argue that people who live near a nuclear power plant have increased exposure to nuclear radiation. The pie chart shows the composition of the radiation an individual is exposed to over a lifetime.

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Which of the following is the BEST opposing argument?

A.
Radiation occurs naturally in food and drink and in the ground.

B.
Artificial radiation is used in medicine so it must be safe.

C.
People are exposed to more radiation from radon gas from the ground than from the natural radiation in food and drink.

D.
The amount of radiation from a nuclear power plant is small compared to natural radiation exposure from the human body and food and radon gas from the ground.

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