Brownfields

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003708",
  "term": "Brownfields",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Abandoned, idled, or under used industrial and commercial facilities/sites 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\n2. Brownfields sites are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.\n\n3. Abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial properties where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.\n\n4. With certain legal exclusions and additions, the term \"brownfield site\" means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Env; RCRA Glossary of Terms; Terms of Environment",
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Superfund Reforms Glossary",
    "Environmental Insurance and Risk Management Tools Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/brownfields/"
}