Answer:
yes they are the same thing
Since you didn’t give any choices, here are a few examples:
Because my coffee was too cold, I heated up it in the microwave.
Although the man was very wealthy, he was still unhappy.
It IS B because...
it talks about the claims of negative effects road salt has on the environment, all these words included in the answer B: The Environmental Effects of Road Salt.
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