Rising groundwater threatens to spread toxic pollution on U.S. coastlines
By 2100, sea level rise could push groundwater into hundreds of Superfund sites
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The Halaco Engineering Company site in Oxnard, Calif., is one of hundreds of Superfund sites on U.S. coastlines where rising groundwater could spread pollution to nearby communities.
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