The officers of an 1845 English ship belonged to the nobility, but they 6 }5 Q3 U( m a- C( z# G
experienced more severe lead poisoning on an extended voyage than
# r9 N; z* E9 l3 f: jdid the working-class crew. It was discovered later that canned foods,* c* d' t; t' X, O+ y; V' f
bought by the crew and officers to supplement the equally distributed
/ q2 a* Y& u+ ^8 |9 k3 K/ \. tdried food rations, were tainted with lead. * w; F9 Y( }* \, U& {2 o
Given the information above, which of the following, if true, would most
, s( S2 I7 F) t8 c6 ?( b% Dcontribute to an explanation of the greater severity of lead poisoning
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A Although all ship members ate the same amount of food per day,. G9 i/ M$ a4 K( s( C
the crew ate all of their daily dried food rations while the officers" r+ l7 {+ Z+ o! Z, m! o
substituted canned food for most of their rations. 8 y- `% _0 I& Z& Z( I
B The canned food produced in England in 1845 could last the dura-/ [- M; N% U" V! c+ t( Z3 G# N
tion of most extended voyages without becoming inedible. $ X, a2 j; r# Y
C On average, the officers had spent less time at sea than had the
- W# N) R: a, k v) d& E c8 e. n members of the working-class crew. ' Z6 D+ i0 K- O6 c b& a/ i
D The population of England in 1845 got much of its drinking water
8 D) c& {% K2 D# G' w) M2 t8 m5 E from lead pipes that carried the water from rivers and lakes,
- }+ S0 S/ k: ^, J thereby contaminating the water with lead particles. % P+ p; B& E6 R' B& k% M# }
E The rate of consumption of canned foods did not increase as
8 Y2 x6 z+ E$ d0 M( y. s2 a the ship's voyage continued.
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