Brownfields : redeveloping environmentally distressed properties

1. Background: Historical perspectives / Harold J. Rafson ; The Superfund statute's common law foundation / Carey S. Rosemarin and Steven M. Siros ; Recognition of environmental remediation liabilities / Ernest Di Monte ; What is at stake for everyone? / Harold J. Rafson -- 2. National lessons and trends: Coping with contamination / Charles Bartsch -- 3. The industrial company: Brownfields redevelopment of current industrial sites / Gary W. Ballesteros -- 4. Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago activities: Furthering industrial development / Mary Culler ; The Chicago brownfields initiative / William Trumbull ; State and county programs / William Trumbull ; Burnside South/Verson Steel : case study / Jessica Rio -- 5. The private developer : getting started: Getting started / Robert Rafson ; The current law of liability of owners under the Superfund statute / Carey S. Rosemarin and Steven M. Siros ; Lender liability and federal brownfield initiatives / Andrew Warren ; Lenders' viewpoints / John M. Oharenko ; Community and nonprofit institution unvolvement in brownfield redevelopment / Donna Ducharme ; Introduction to technical sections and getting started / Harold J. Rafson -- 6. The private developer : due diligence: Due diligence for developers / Robert Rafson ; Due diligence / John Russell ; Appraisal of brownfields properties / Noah Shales ; Technical investigation / Harold J. Rafson ; Environmental due diligence / Keith R. Fetzner, Lawrence Fieber, and Frank H. Jarke ; Sampling techniques and analytical methods / Frank H. Jarke ; Groundwater flow and transport / Christopher French ; Interpretation of results and decision making / Harold J. Rafson ; Final analysis for developers / Robert Rafson -- 7. The private developer : remediation: Redevelopment costs / Robert Rafson ; Legal devices used to deal with contamination / Carey S. Rosemarin and Steven M. Siros ; Federal prospective purchaser agreements / Andrew Warren ; Tax treatment of environmental costs / Ernest Di Monte ; Environmental insurance in brownfields redevelopment / Dinah L. Szander ; technical remediation / Harold J. Rafson -- 8. The private developer : closure: Closure / Robert Rafson ; Tax treatment/recognition of environmental liabilities / Ernest Di Monte -- 9. Case study : D.C. Franche / Robert Rafson ; Case study : the autodeposition site PPA / Andrew Warren and Robert Rafson -- 10. Conclusion: Final thoughts / Harold J. Rafson.