Environmental

A buyer of a New Mexico commercial property discovered the previous owner operated a dry cleaning business. The buyer should be particularly concerned about:

ALead paint from cleaning solvents
BPerchloroethylene (PERC) soil contamination, a common dry cleaning solvent✓ Correct
CAsbestos from dry cleaning equipment
DCarbon monoxide from dry cleaning machines

Explanation

Dry cleaning facilities commonly used perchloroethylene (PERC/tetrachloroethylene), a hazardous solvent that can contaminate soil and groundwater. It is a common brownfield concern in NM.

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