Environmental
A Pennsylvania property buyer who wants to understand if the property is near any sites on EPA's Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) can check:
APREC's property environmental database
BEPA's ECHO database, PADEP's eSIMS database, and EPA's Superfund site database✓ Correct
COnly the county health department records
DPennsylvania Real Estate Commission records
Explanation
EPA maintains online databases of Superfund NPL sites, RCRA hazardous waste sites, and other federal environmental sites. PADEP maintains eSIMS (Environmental Site Information and Management System) for Pennsylvania-specific cleanups and remediation sites. Both are publicly accessible resources for property environmental due diligence.
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