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| − | '''Superfund sites''' are polluted areas which | + | '''Superfund sites''' are [[polluted]] areas in the [[United States]] which require a long-term effort in cleaning up hazardous material.<ref>https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-a-superfund-site.html</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites</ref> The contamination of these areas is mostly in the soil and [[groundwater]]. They are also termed '''national sacrifice zones''', for cases when especially severe pollution makes remediation impossible. |
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 23 October 2022
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Superfund sites are polluted areas in the United States which require a long-term effort in cleaning up hazardous material.[1][2] The contamination of these areas is mostly in the soil and groundwater. They are also termed national sacrifice zones, for cases when especially severe pollution makes remediation impossible.
An example
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| Deepwater Horizon | An ecologically disastrous oil spill |
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