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Chapter 22 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Chapter 22 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. EPA - Environmental Protection Agency IEPA - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. CERCLA (Page 452) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Superfund Clean up uncontrolled hazardous waste sites

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Chapter 22 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

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  1. Chapter 22ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES • EPA - Environmental Protection Agency • IEPA - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

  2. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES • CERCLA (Page 452) • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act • Superfund • Clean up uncontrolled hazardous waste sites • Respond to spills.

  3. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT • Phase I – visual inspection of the property for signs of potential contamination • Phase II – gathering of samples to test for contamination • Phase III – remediation • NFR Letter – No Further Remediation

  4. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES • Asbestos (Page 439) • Lead-Based Paint (Page 440) • Radon (Page 444) • Urea-Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (UFFI) (Page 445)

  5. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES • Carbon Monoxide (Page 445) • Electromagnetic Fields (Page 446) • Mold (Page 446) • PCB (Polychlorinated biphenyl ) • “safer" cooling and insulating fluid for industrial transformers and capacitors. PCBs were also commonly used as stabilizing additives in the manufacture of flexible PVC coatings for electrical wiring and electronic components to enhance the heat and fire resistance of the PVC

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