Environmental
A Maine buyer is purchasing a commercial property near an old dry cleaning operation. The primary environmental concern would be:
ALead-based paint
BPerchloroethylene (PCE) contamination of soil and groundwater✓ Correct
CAsbestos in the building insulation
DRadon gas from the bedrock
Explanation
Dry cleaning operations historically used perchloroethylene (PCE/PERC), a chlorinated solvent that is a common groundwater contaminant. PCE contamination from dry cleaners is a significant environmental concern in Maine.
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