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TRUE COPY ='Rt'E COPY -J171FICATION ON LAST PAGE CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE R. SMITH, CLERK JR S.1;11TH. CLERK Page 2 1.1.3 Limitations and Exceptions of Assessment The focus of this Phase I ESA is to evaluate the presence of hazardous or petroleum substance contamination resulting from past and current uses of the subject property and adjacent properties. The assessment is limited to conditions observed on and around the existing properties during the inspection survey. Areas that are not addressed as part of the ESA are as follows: naturally occurring toxic substances in the subsurface soils, rocks, water, and/or toxicity of on- site flora; toxicity of substances common in habitable environments, such as stored household products, or consumables; contaminants or contaminant concentrations that are not a concern now but may be under future regulations. The level of environmental investigation for this ESA Phase 1 does not include intrusive testing or analysis of soils or groundwater as an assessment of any recognized or suspected contamination. This report does recommend further investigative action if Recognized Environmental Concerns (REC) are observed and that may be prudent to evaluated further to confirm suspected contaminants found. An ESA is typically valid for six months, as that is the update frequency of FDEP file data. 1.1.4 Limitinq Conditions and Methodology Used Information and data supplied to this Consultant by others (EDR) considered in this assessment is from sources nationally recognized as reliable, but no responsibility is assumed by Advantage Consulting LLC for its accuracy. This ESA Phase I is limited to observations by an experienced environmental scientist rendering a professional opinion of the site project area. It is also the result of the research of available public record files compiled by EDR. Intrusive testing for elemental sampling of the physical components of a property such as soil and groundwater is not typically performed nor analyzed at the Phase 1 ESA level of inspection. However, because the age of the overall surrounding airport properties (circa 1930) and the selection of the airport commissioned as a naval air station in 1942, it is possible hazardous or toxic materials may have been either stored or disposed of on or near the subject parcel. Asbestos or lead-based paints were used during the war years when the naval air station was active. Most of these products were banned from use prior to 1987. The use of asbestos was phased out in 1989 and banned entirely in December 2003. No evidence of these possible RECs was observed or indicated during the field inspection. The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulations under the Clean Air Act specify work practices for asbestos to be followed during demolitions and renovations of all structures, installations, and buildings (excluding residential buildings that have four or fewer dwelling units). The regulations require the owner of the building or the operator to notify the appropriate state agency before any demolition, or before any renovations of buildings that could contain a certain threshold amount of asbestos or asbestos -containing material. In addition, particular manufacturing and fabricating operations either cannot emit visible emissions into the outside air or must follow air cleaning procedures, as well as follow certain requirements when removing asbestos -containing waste.