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Revegetating Landfills and Waste Containment Areas Fact Sheet

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) is developing a series of fact sheets on ecological restoration and revegetation of contaminated sites. This fact sheet provides information on revegetation of landfill surfaces for EPA site managers, consultants, and others interested in the revegetation of landfill surfaces. This document can also be accessed at http://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/HQ/190012.

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