The apples from Washington state traveled fewer kilometers.
Buying apples from Washington improves the quality of air better than buying apples from Chile
Explanation:
Washington state is a state in the United States where the Boston market is located. Both the market and the producing farm are within the same country.
Chile is a country in South America. The country is located south of United States of America in another continent.
The distance between Chile and the Boston market is farther compared to the local distance between Washington state and Boston market.
Buying apples from Washington will improve the quality of air. What conditions the quality of air in a particular region is the amount of materials released to the environment. In importing the apples from Chile, ships conveying them or airplanes as the case may be will use up more fossil fuels and contribute the anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases.
In transporting the apples from Washington to Boston, lesser fuels are used and the greenhouse gases released are lower.
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