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James J. Periconi, Esq. | March 5, 2008
A major problem with definitions of environmental terms in commercial and real estate transaction documents is that they become overly inclusive, confusing, and unworkable. A definition of “hazardous materials” which includes virtually every substance known to man in any amount at any concentration, will be impossible to satisfy
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