The Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion dispersed huge amounts of harmful radioactive material into the ____.
A
air
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B
river water
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C
lake water
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D
both air and water
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Solution
The correct option is A air The Chernobyl disaster took place in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Union, present day Ukraine. The explosion dispersed huge amounts of harmful radioactive material into the air and killed 4000 people according to the World Health Organisation.