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Making a Map to Make a Difference

by Rebecca Owen 11 February 202611 February 2026

A new study highlights the partnership between scientists and nonscientist community members in building an interactive GIS map to show flooding risk in a Superfund site.

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Community Input Drives Superfund Research

by Robin Donovan 14 December 202125 October 2022

Researchers identified geochemical tracers for lead and investigated Oklahomans’ concerns at the Tar Creek Superfund site.

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Below Aging U.S. Dams, a Potential Toxic Calamity

by J. Dinneen and A. Kennedy 11 June 20216 January 2023

Documents suggest that in more than 80 U.S. locations, the failure of an aging dam could flood a major toxic waste site.

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