The greatest potential pollution and public health problem resulting from the use of landfills in Florida is related to

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Landfills have the potential to contaminate groundwater when rainwater percolates through the waste, picking up pollutants and carrying them downstream to other bodies of water, which may be sources of drinking water. This contamination is a significant public health issue. Methane production, settling, and incomplete decomposition may also pose environmental and safety problems, but the most significant threat to public health in Florida is groundwater contamination.

The Greatest Potential Pollution and Public Health Problem Resulting from the Use