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5. The Superfund Amendments and __________ Act (SARA) recognized that, in certain cases, a landowner in the chain of ownership was completely innocent of all wrongdoing and therefore should not be held liable.
7. ______ liability means that the landowner has no defense to the responsibility for cleanup.
8. A Phase ______ ESA is a physical examination of a property and investigation of its history.
9. _______ and several liability means that each of several landowners is responsible for the entire cleanup.
11. The _______ Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 regulates the public drinking water supply.

1. The _________ Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was created in 1980. It established a fund, initially $1.6 billion, called the Superfund, to clean up uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and to respond to spills.
2. An environmental ______ assessment (ESA) is often performed on a property to show that due care was exercised in determining whether any environmental impairments exist.
3. _________ legislation encourages development of abandoned properties by shielding innocent developers from liability for toxic wastes that existed at a site prior to purchase.
4. ________ is an odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas produced by the natural decay of radioactive substances in the ground and is found throughout the United States. Radon gas may cause lung cancer.
5. __________ liability occurs when the present owner and previous owners are considered responsible for cleanup.
6. A federally funded project requires that an environmental ________ statement (EIS) be performed. The statement details the impact the project will have on the environment.
10. A Phase ______ ESA includes sampling of soil and other materials, and is performed if it appears a problem may exist.