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An acute health effect may:Group of answer choicesA. occur shortly after exposure to a hazardous materialB. happen after a single large exposure to a hazardous materialC. happen years after exposure to a materialD. both a and bE. all of the above

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An acute health effect may:Group of answer choicesA. occur shortly after exposure to a hazardous materialB. happen after a single large exposure to a hazardous materialC. happen years after exposure to a materialD. both a and bE. all of the above

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The correct answer is D. both a and b. Acute health effects occur shortly after exposure to a hazardous material and can also happen after a single large exposure to a hazardous material. They do not happen years after exposure, that would be considered a chronic health effect.

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