Environmental
A Mississippi property that was formerly a dry cleaning business may be contaminated with which chemical?
ALead
BPerchloroethylene (PCE/PERC)✓ Correct
CAsbestos
DRadon
Explanation
Dry cleaning operations commonly use perchloroethylene (PCE, also known as PERC or tetrachloroethylene), a chlorinated solvent that is a common soil and groundwater contaminant at former dry cleaning sites.
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