The petrochemical industry claims that chemical waste dumps pose no threat to people living near them. If this is true, then why do they locate the plants in sparsely populated regions. By not locating the chemical dumps in densely populated areas the petrochemical industry tacitly admits that these chemicals are potentially dangerous to the people living nearby. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?
A.
Funding through the environmental Super Fund to clean up poorly run waste dumps is reserved for rural areas only.
B.
Until chemical dumps are proven 100% safe, it would be imprudent to locate them were they could potentially do the most harm.
C.
Locating the dumps in sparsely populated areas is less expensive and involves less government red tape.
D.
The potential for chemicals to leach into the water table has in the past been underestimated.