Environmental (alternative)
A Maryland property's well water should be tested for which contaminants before purchase?
AOnly lead levels
BBacteria (coliform), nitrates, and other site-specific contaminants such as radon, arsenic, or agricultural chemicals✓ Correct
CChlorine levels
DFluoride only
Explanation
Well water testing before purchasing Maryland property should include coliform bacteria, nitrates (from fertilizers/septic), radon dissolved in water, arsenic, and any site-specific concerns (near agriculture, USTs, etc.).
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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.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
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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