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Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sites

  • Written by Thomas Marlow, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Interacting Urban Networks (CITIES) at NYU Abu Dhabi, New York University
Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sitesMaywood Riverfront Park was built on the site of eight former industrial properties in Los Angeles County.Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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