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Superfund
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superfund
English
Etymology
en :af super- fund + 1
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Superfund.wav US
Noun
en US A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (en CERCLA) of 1980.
en a Superfund site
Dam Failure Threatens a Dow Chemical Complex and Superfund Cleanup 2020-05-20 Hiroko Tabuchi https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/climate/michigan-dam-dow-chemical-superfund.html The threat to the Dow complex highlights the risks to Superfund and other toxic cleanup sites posed by the effects of climate change, which include more frequent and severe flooding. https://web.archive.org/web/20260215210623/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/climate/michigan-dam-dow-chemical-superfund.html 15 February 2026