United States: Getting the Dirt on Hurricane Sandy

New York Times: On Oct. 29, waters from Hurricane Sandy`s 13-foot surge dredged up sediment from the city's waterways and sent it barreling through the streets and into basements and backyards. As the floods receded, residents of neighborhoods with toxic Superfund canals worried that waterborne chemicals had contaminated their homes, streets and parks, rendering them unsafe. In an effort to understand the extent of potential contamination, two professors have organized a citizen science project dubbed SUDS, or...

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