Question

fog everywhere. fog up the river... fog down the river, where it rolls defiled among the tiers of shipping, and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city.... fog lying out on the yards, and hovering in the rigging of great ships; fog drooping on the gunwales of barges and small boats. fog in the eyes and throats of ancient greenwich pensioners, wheezing by the firesides.... chance people on the bridges peeping over the parapets into a nether sky of fog, with fog all round them, as if they were up in a balloon and hanging in the misty clouds. -charles dickens, bleak house which effect of the industrial revolution does the passage describe? a. pollution b. industrialization c. emigration d. urbanization

Explanation:

The passage describes fog in various locations around a city, including among shipping, on waterside areas, and in the air around people. The mention of "waterside pollutions" and the thick fog suggest environmental degradation caused by industrial - era activities, which is a form of pollution.

Answer:

A. Pollution