What are brownfield sites?
Q: What are brownfield sites?
A: Brownfield sites are abandoned or not very used industrial and business places available for re-use.
Q: Why is the expansion or redevelopment of brownfield sites difficult?
A: The expansion or redevelopment of brownfield sites may be difficult due to real or possible environmental contaminations.
Q: What is a brownfield site in the city planning of the United States?
A: In the United States city planning language, a brownfield site (or simply a brownfield) is land previously used for industrial purposes or certain business uses.
Q: What kind of contamination is found on brownfield sites?
A: Brownfield sites may be contaminated by low amounts of hazardous waste or pollution.
Q: Can a Superfund site be classified as a brownfield site?
A: No, land that is more severely contaminated and has high levels of hazardous waste or pollution, such as a Superfund site, does not fall under the brownfield classification.
Q: What are mothballed brownfields?
A: Mothballed brownfields are properties which the owners are not willing to transfer or put to productive reuse.
Q: Does the term brownfield apply only to previously used land in the United Kingdom and Australia?
A: In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term applies more generally to previously used land.
