In the following passage, some words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the given alternatives.

Increasing traffic _______ (crowding) around the world has been known to accelerate environmental degradation - for example, gridlocked traffic is one of the contributors to the gradual sinking of Jakarta, Indonesia. Traffic also signals poor air quality due to the _______ (a large amount) of automobiles crowding roads, which further points to increased fuel _______ (using a resource) and _______ (usage) of natural resources. Underneath all of the obvious disadvantages of traffic, however, lurks another detriment: it wreaks absolute _______ (destruction) on the mental health of those repeatedly stuck within.