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Differentiating Industrial Lead Contamination Patterns
An environmental scientist is investigating two distinct areas with high soil lead levels. Area A is a large, formerly rural region where a major highway was built in 1960. Area B is a small town that was home to a lead smelter which operated from 1920 to 1980. Compare and contrast the likely geographical distribution and concentration patterns of lead contamination you would expect to find in Area A versus Area B. Explain the industrial processes responsible for these differences.
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