I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. The first step to take to help reduce pollution is to gain information about the current state of the environment and ways to improve it. Hope this answers the question.
Gain information about the current state of the environment and ways to improve it.
This information could be obtained by the process of Environmental monitoring. It describes as the methods and activities that require to identify and monitor the quality of the environment.
All the monitoring policies and programs have the evidences which are often intended to authenticate the current situation of the environment. This was done in order to determine trends in environmental parameters which could help in controlling pollution.
