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What unsettling chemical reality is released into the air every time a city repaves a road with fresh, hot asphalt?

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What unsettling chemical reality is released into the air every time a city repaves a road with fresh, hot asphalt?

What unsettling chemical reality is released into the air every time a city repaves a road with fresh, hot asphalt?
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