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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Neighborhood G Page 4 other geographic area of the facilities listed in the record system. Records that are sorted, filed, organized, or maintained by the source agency only chronologically are not generally practically reviewable. Listings in publicly available records, which do not have to be located geographically, are not generally practically reviewable. For large databases with numerous facility records (such as RCRA hazardous waste generators and registered under ground storage tanks), the records are not practically reviewable unless they can be obtained from the source agency in the smaller geographic area of zip codes. Even when information is provided by zip code for sane large databases, it is common for an unmanageable number of sites to be identified within a given zip code. In these cases, it is not necessary to review the impact of all the sites that are likely to be listed in any given zip code; that information would not be practically reviewable. In other words,when so much data is generated that it cannot be feasibly reviewed for its impact on the property, it is not practically reviewable. ASTM 3.3.29 Publicly available — Information that is publicly available means that the source of the information allows access to the information by anyone upon request. ASTM 3.3.30 Reasonably ascertainable — For purposes of both this practice and Practice E 1528, information that is (1)publicly available, (2) obtainable from its source within reasonable time and cost constraints, and(3)practically reviewable. ASTM 3.3.43 Visually and/or physically observed— During a Site visit pursuant to Practice E 1528, or pursuant to this practice, this term means observations made by vision while walking through a property and the structures located on it and observations made by the sense of smell, particularly observations of noxious or foul odors. The term "walking through" is not meant to imply that disabled persons who cannot physically walk may not conduct a Site visit; they may do so by the means at their disposal for moving through the property and the structures located on it. 1.4 LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS Condor performed this environmental assessment in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the ASTM E 1527-00 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process. This ASTM Phase I ESA is thorough, but it is not intended to identify all potential concerns or to eliminate all risk of the subject property(ies) bearing some degree of environmental liability. Condor cannot, and will not, warrant or certify that the Site is free of contaminants because it is impossible to know if such a condition exists. Although risks can never be eliminated, more detailed and extensive investigations yield more information. This information may help you better manage your risks. Such detailed services involve greater expense. We ask our clients to participate in identifying the level of service that will provide them with an acceptable level of risk. Please contact Condor personnel responsible for this report if you would like to discuss this risk issue in greater detail. The scope of this project was presented in our contract addendum and contract number 2496U, dated July 16, 2001, and subsequently approved by the Client on July 19, 2001. The scope of work for this report is intended to provide an appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the property to help in partially satisfying the innocent landowner defense to CERCLA liability and to identify "potential environmental conditions that could materially impact the operation of the business associated with the parcel of commercial real estate" (ASTM Standard Practice E 1527-00, Section 5.5). The scope of work for this project was limited to a qualitative evaluation of environmental concerns associated with the potential presence of hazardous materials in conjunction with current and previous activities on the Site and did not include other services that are not described in this report. Specifically excluded from the scope of work are (1)the evaluation of the Site for the presence of asbestos, radon, and lead-based paint, (2) a survey of the Site for wetlands or rare and endangered species, (3) a survey of the Site for historical or cultural resources, and(4)research into the title history of the Site. w i, CONDOR