definiens: means all applicable Laws in effect as of or prior to the Closing Date concerning(i ) pollution, contamination, cleanup, reclamation, remediation, preservation, or 91 protection of the environment, including but not limited to air, land surfaces, sub - surface strata, groundwater, surfacewater, flora, fauna and their habitat ; ( ii ) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials, includinginvestigation, study, assessment, testing, monitoring, containment, removal, remediation, response, cleanup, abatement, prevention, control or regulation of such release or threatened release ; ( iii ) the manufacture, production, generation, formulation, processing, labeling, use, treatment, handling, storage, disposal, transportation, distribution, testing, re - use, recycling or reclamation of Hazardous Materials ; or ( iv ) the protection of human or worker health orsafety ( with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials )