Brownfield

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003706",
  "term": "Brownfield",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.\n\n2. An abandoned, idled, or under used industrial and commercial facility/site where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.\n\n3. An abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facility/site where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. They can be in urban, suburban, or rural areas. EPA's Brownfields initiative helps communities mitigate potential health risks and restore the economic viability of such areas or properties.\n\n4. An abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facility/site where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination; a site documented as contaminated by means of an ASTM E1903-11 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment or a local Voluntary Cleanup Program; or a site defined as a brownfield by a local, state, or Federal Government agency.\n\n5. A brownfield is an abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facility/site where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. EPA's Brownfields initiative helps communities mitigate potential health risks and restore the economic viability of such areas or properties.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "School Siting Guidelines Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary",
    "Office of the President Council on Environmental Quality Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ceq/recommendations_on_sustainable_landscaping_practices.pdf",
    "DWMAPS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/brownfield/"
}