He says on sites with multiple contaminants, it's almost impossible to sort out cause and effect. The best way to prevent health problems, he says, is to avoid them altogether. But certainly it would be beneficial for all parties involved to take all steps to assure a safe involvement for children and adults. But even they admit this is the largest and most ambitious land remediation project ever undertaken in Cleveland. In the end, the county's clean-up job may have to be nothing short of spectacular.
Federal law states that the party responsible for contamination is the owner of the property.
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