Contamination in the Love Canal was from a(n)
A. Active petrochemical plant
B. Major toxic waste disposal firm
C. Long-abandoned city and chemical factory dump
D. Sanitary landfill
E. Neighboring county whose groundwater seeped into the canal
Answer: C
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