Environmental
A Nevada real estate licensee lists a commercial property that was formerly a dry cleaning business. What environmental concern should the licensee and buyer investigate?
AAsbestos in roof tiles from the 1950s
BPerchloroethylene (PCE/PERC) soil and groundwater contamination from dry cleaning solvents✓ Correct
CNaturally occurring radon from Nevada's granite rock formations
DLead paint in older commercial buildings
Explanation
Dry cleaning operations commonly used perchloroethylene (PCE, also called PERC or tetrachloroethylene) as a solvent, which is a chlorinated volatile organic compound (VOC) that is a known carcinogen and common groundwater contaminant. Former dry cleaning sites in Nevada (as across the U.
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