Title: Unit 2 Glossary
Course: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health > Section: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health

Unit 2 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Brownfields | The EPA defines Brownfields as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or conta ...
Commercial Property | Commercial (investment or income) property refers to buildings or land intended to generate a profit, either from capital gain or rental income.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) | The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad federal authority to respond directly t ...
Contaminated Sites | Contaminated sites are those sites that have chemical contamination that can pose exposure risks to people who may access the sites.
Land Reuse Sites | Land reuse sites are any sites that are potentially contaminated and slated for redevelopment. These include brownfields not funded by EPA and any other type of contaminated or potentially contami ...
Real Property | Real property includes real estate, realty, or immovable property that is any subset of land that has been legally defined and the improvements to it made by human efforts: any buildings, machiner ...
Residential Property | Residential property is a land use in which housing predominates. It includes single-family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes.