Integrated Science (looseleaf)
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Author: Tillery
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 18, Problem 18CQ
Some people believe that constructing a reservoir for water storage is a bad idea because (1) it might change the downstream habitat below the dam and (2) the reservoir will eventually fill with silt and sediments. Write a “letter to the editor” that agrees that a reservoir is a bad idea for the reasons given. Now write a second letter that disagrees with the “bad idea” letter and supports the construction of the reservoir.
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