What was the Superfund Act designed to do?

A. To make polluters pay for cleaning up abandoned hazardous waste
B. To ensure the safety of chemicals used in the manufacture of many products
C. To identify sites where hazardous wastes have contaminated the environment
D. To generate funds for the EPA so that it can enforce environmental laws
E. To pay for the Toxic Release Inventory


Answer: A

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