Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are there tax incentives for brownfield redevelopment?


	2.-		Can I substitute a lead test for the methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) analysis to determine if old underground fuel storage tanks that have not been in service since the early seventies leaked gasoline into the surrounding soil?


	3.-		Can plants remove toxic metals from contaminated soil and ground water?


	4.-		Do federal, state, and local regulations allow natural attenuation of hazardous waste contaminated sites as an option for remediation of chlorinated solvents?


	5.-		How clean is clean--must a brownfield site be cleaned up to pristine conditions?


	6.-		How does a community benefit from brownfield redevelopment?


	7.-		How does natural attenuation of chlorinated solvents at hazardous waste contaminated sites differ from natural attenuation of petroleum products such as fuels?


	8.-		How many brownfields are there nationwide?


	9.-		How much will it take to clean up a brownfield?


	10.-		What are state and local agencies doing to aid brownfield redevelopment?


	11.-		What are the benefits of brownfield redevelopment to property owners?


	12.-		What environmental issues are linked to brownfields?


	13.-		What happens if EPA decides not to clean up a hazardous waste site near my home?


	14.-		What is a brownfield?


	15.-		What is a greenfield?


	16.-		What is the difference between a removal action and a remedial action at a hazardous waste site?


	17.-		What is the role of insurance in brownfield transactions?


	18.-		Where are brownfields located?


	19.-		Who is involved in brownfield redevelopment?


	20.-		Why are chlorinated solvent spills so common at federal facilities?


	21.-		Why is a Phase II environmental site assessment necessary if a Phase I does not identify a concern?


	22.-		Why is brownfield redevelopment important?


	23.-		Why must the entire property be assessed when past activities of concern were confined to discrete area(s)?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.