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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS abandoned property—property that can be presumed to be deserted, or an intent to relinquish possession or control can be inferred from the general disrepair or lack of activity thereon such that a reasonable person could believe that there was an intent on the on the part of the current owner to surrender rights to the property. activity and use limitations—legal or physical restrictions or limitations on the use of, or access to, a site or facility: (1)to reduce or eliminate potential exposure to hazardous substances or petroleum products in the soil or groundwater on the property, or (2) to prevent activities that could interfere with the effectiveness of a response action, in order to ensure maintenance of a condition of no significant risk to public health or the environment. These legal or physical restrictions, which may include institutional and/or engineering controls, are intended to prevent adverse impacts to individuals or populations that may be exposed to hazardous substances and petroleum products in the soil, soil vapor, groundwater, and/or surface water on the property. actual knowledge-the knowledge actually possessed by an individual who is a real person,rather than an entity. Actual knowledge is to be distinguished from constructive knowledge, that is, knowledge imputed to an individual or entity. adjoining properties - any real property or properties the border of which is contiguous or partially contiguous with that of the property, or that would be contiguous or partially contiguous with that of the property but for a street,road, or other thoroughfare separating them. aerial photographs — photographs taken from an aerial platform with sufficient resolution to allow identification of development and activities of areas encompassing the property. Aerial photographs are often available from government agencies or private collections unique to a local area. all appropriate inquiry — that inquiry constituting "all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial or customary practice"as defined in CERCLA, 42 USC § 9601 (35)(B) that will qualify a party to a commercial real estate transaction for one of the threshold criteria for satisfying the LLPs to CERCLA, (42 USC §9601(A) and (B) and 9607(b)(3), §9607(q); and §9607(r)) liability assuming compliance with other elements of the defense. antecedent environmental liabilities - Liabilities that arise from a problem that is solely the result of a previous third party's activities, and yet attach to a subsequent owner and/or operator of a property. approximate minimum search distance — the area for which records must be obtained and reviewed pursuant to Section 8 subject to the limitations provided in that section. This may include areas outside the property and shall be measured from the nearest property boundary. This term is used in lieu of radius to include irregularly shaped properties. bona fide prospective purchaser liability protection — (42 USC §9607(r)) — a person may qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser if, among other requirements, such person made"all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership and uses of the facility in accordance with generally accepted good commercial and customary standards and practices." Knowledge of contamination resulting from all appropriate inquiry would not generally preclude this liability protection. A person must make all appropriate inquiries on or before the date of purchase. The facility must have been purchased after January 11,2002.