Environmental
A Kansas property near a dry-cleaning facility should be tested for which chemical?
AArsenic
BTetrachloroethylene (PCE/PERC)✓ Correct
CMethane gas
DRadium
Explanation
Dry-cleaning facilities commonly use tetrachloroethylene (PCE or PERC), a chlorinated solvent that is a frequent soil and groundwater contaminant near such operations.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
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Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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