Hazardous and contaminated sites within salt marsh migration corridors in Rhode Island, USA

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 331; p. 117218
• Main Authors: Burman, Erin, Mulvaney, Kate, Merrill, Nathaniel, Bradley, Michael, Wigand, Cathleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
• Subjects: aquatic organisms; climate; Climate adaptation; Coastal resiliency; Ecosystem; ecosystems; Hazardous sites; highlands; Humans; infrastructure; inventories; land use; Marsh migration; Oceans and Seas; pollutants; prioritization; public health; remediation; Rhode Island; Salt marsh; salt marshes; sea level; Sea level rise; stormwater; toxicity; Wetlands; Rhode Island; Coastal resiliency; Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Climate adaptation; Marsh migration; Hazardous sites

As salt marshes attempt to migrate upland due to sea level rise, they will encounter many kinds of land development and infrastructure in highly populated, urbanized coastal communities. Hazardous and contaminated sites (HCSs) -- facilities and infrastructure that store, use, or release harmful subs...