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| Contaminant | A substance that contaminates an area, and in someway makes it worse. Examples are lead in water, soil containing waste oil, etc... |
| Remediate | To clean, fix, and restore... |
| Brownfield Site | A property or building that is contaminated. It is unlikely anyone will develop of fix the place without additional financial incentives. |
| Superfund Site | A site that is contaminated so badly that the Federal Government must step in to assist. |
| Remediated Site | A site that has been clean and/or restored to healthy condition. |
| Contaminated Site- | A site that contains contaminants. |
| Monitoring Well | A hole in the ground that allows access to check for pollution underground and in groundwater. |
| Toxicity | A way of looking at how harmful a substance in with regards to human health. |
| Point Source Pollution | A direct connection between pollution and its source. |
| Non-Point Source Pollution | Where there is no clear connection between pollution and a specific source. |
| Love Canal | A community in upstate NY built upon a toxic waste dump. |
| Former Use (Site History) | A list of the activites and businesses located at a site. |
| Buying Real Estate | It is important to check for former use and contaminants before you buy a suspicious property. |
| Residual | Left over material; residue. |
| MTBE | Originally used as an additive in gas to reduce air pollution; turns out it pollutes groundwater when gas is spilled or leaks. |
| Solvents | Used by factories, machine shops, auto shops. Unhealthy to humans. |
| Mercury | A liquid metal used in many businesses, but found to cause nervous system problems. |
| Heavy Metals | Metals that are not normally found in surface soil and water, but that may cause health issues. |
| PCB’s | A chemical used a lot in the past and later used less and in some cases banned for health issues. |
| DEP | The CT State Agency responsible for monitoring pollution and environmental health. |
| EPA | The US Federal Agency responsible for monitoring pollution and environmental health. |
| How do we clean a site? | Sites are remediated by removing contaminated soil, water, and materials. Testing follows to make sure nothing was missed. |
