Environmental issues

Question 1

Fibrous material derived from a naturally occurring group of minerals commonly used in insulation these fibers released into the air are carcinogenic

Answer 1

Asbestos

Question 2

Real property who’s expansion, redevelopment, or reuse maybe complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

Answer 2

Brownfield

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Compaction

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (CECLA)

Question 5

An investigation to discover facts or liabilities about a property prior to its purchase

Answer 5

Discovery Dash also called due diligence

Question 6

The federal agency tasked with creating and enforcing environmental protection standards, helping others with environmental pollution problems, and providing research on environmental issues

Answer 6

Environmental protection agency (EPA)

Question 7

Soil that expands when water is added and shrinks when it dries out; can cause damage to building foundations

Answer 7

Expansive soils

Question 8

An agency that supports citizens and first responders to prepare and respond to natural disasters; has management oversight of the national flood insurance program

Answer 8

Federal emergency management agency (FEMA)

Question 9

A narrow crack oropening in the ground, Often associated with basin subsidence that accompanies extensive underground mining

Answer 9

Fissure – also called earth fissure

Question 10

Documentation of property features and location in floodplains that is used by FEMA and private insurance companies to rate flood insurance policies

Answer 10

Flood elevation certificates

Question 11

An area of low lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding

Answer 11

Floodplain

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Lead-based paint disclosure

Question 13

A fungus that can release toxins into the environment causing allergic reactions in some people

Answer 13

Mold

Question 14

A federal program offering flood insurance to property owners, renters, and businesses

Answer 14

National flood insurance program (NFIP)

Question 15

The process of water seepage through the ground

Answer 15

Percolation

Question 16

A three phase process used by environmental experts to investigate property for potential environmental issues

Answer 16

Phase 1 Assessment - investigates the property and its history

Phase 2 Assessment - Test samples to determine if pollutants exist

Phase 3 Assessment - Identifies remediation

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Radon

Question 18

A condition where people in a building supper from symptoms of illness or feel unwell for no apparent reason

Answer 18

Sick building syndrome

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Strict liability

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Superfund site

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Water quality assurance revolving fund (WQARF)

Question 22

Ecosystems were the land is permeated with water, which either lies on or near the surface of land

Answer 22

Wetlands