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SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT
List: Top Ten Environmental Worries in U.S.A
Date: March 2006
Source: Gallup USA
Base: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted from March 13 to March 16, 2006. Margin of error was 3 per cent.
Notes: Respondents were asked the following question: "I'm going to read you a list of environmental problems. As I read each one, please tell me if you personally worry about this problem a great deal." Respondents were read a list of 10 key environmental issues as pre-selected by Gallup.
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Environmental Issue
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% Agreeing It Is A Problem
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Pollution of drinking water
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54%
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Contamination of soil and
water by toxic waste
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52%
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Pollution of rivers,
lakes, and reservoirs
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51%
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Maintenance of the
nation’s supply of fresh water for household needs
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49%
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Air pollution
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44%
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Damage to the earth’s
ozone layer
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40%
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The loss of tropical rain
forests
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40%
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The "greenhouse
effect" or global warming
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36%
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Extinction of plant and
animal species
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34%
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Acid rain
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24%
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