Environmental issues Flashcards
Fibrous material derived from a naturally occurring group of minerals commonly used in insulation these fibers released into the air are carcinogenic
Asbestos
Real property who’s expansion, redevelopment, or reuse maybe complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant
Brownfield
The process by which soil particles are compressed by rolling, tamping, or vibration in order to provide support of structural elements such as building foundations or roadways
Compaction
A federal law enacted by Congress whose primary emphasis is the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste sites and the ability for cleanup costs on arrangers and transporters of hazardous substances and on current and former owners of facilities were hazardous substances were disposed. This act creates superfunds
Comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (CECLA)
An investigation to discover facts or liabilities about a property prior to its purchase
Discovery Dash also called due diligence
The federal agency tasked with creating and enforcing environmental protection standards, helping others with environmental pollution problems, and providing research on environmental issues
Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Soil that expands when water is added and shrinks when it dries out; can cause damage to building foundations
Expansive soils
An agency that supports citizens and first responders to prepare and respond to natural disasters; has management oversight of the national flood insurance program
Federal emergency management agency (FEMA)
A narrow crack oropening in the ground, Often associated with basin subsidence that accompanies extensive underground mining
Fissure – also called earth fissure
Documentation of property features and location in floodplains that is used by FEMA and private insurance companies to rate flood insurance policies
Flood elevation certificates
An area of low lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding
Floodplain
The disclosure of known information on lead based paint and lead based paint hazards before the sale or lease of most housing built before 1978
Lead-based paint disclosure
A fungus that can release toxins into the environment causing allergic reactions in some people
Mold
A federal program offering flood insurance to property owners, renters, and businesses
National flood insurance program (NFIP)
The process of water seepage through the ground
Percolation
A three phase process used by environmental experts to investigate property for potential environmental issues
Phase 1 Assessment - investigates the property and its history
Phase 2 Assessment - Test samples to determine if pollutants exist
Phase 3 Assessment - Identifies remediation
A naturally occurring radioactive gas that emanates from the earth; it is odorless colorless and tasteless but may cause cancer if allowed to build up in high concentrations
Radon
A condition where people in a building supper from symptoms of illness or feel unwell for no apparent reason
Sick building syndrome
A type of liability under which a person is legally responsible for the consequences flowing from an activity even when they did not contribute to our caused the problem
Strict liability
A parcel of land that has been contaminated by hazardous substances that me and danger public health or the environment and that has been identified by the federal environmental protection agency as a candidate for cleanup
Superfund site
A fund maintained by the Arizona Department of environmental quality (ADEQ) To provide funds for cleanup of sites where groundwater and or soil contamination is present
Water quality assurance revolving fund (WQARF)
Ecosystems were the land is permeated with water, which either lies on or near the surface of land
Wetlands
