Operational Exposures:
- Excavation through and spreading of unknown previously contaminated soil
- Impacting underground utility lines and other underground structures (and associated business interruption exposure)
- Disturbing naturally occurring asbestos
- Release of oils/fuels as a result of vandalism
- Spills of chemicals and fuels (e.g., mobile refueling tanks) brought onto the site
- Lubricants, oils, and other fuels from field equipment
- Impacting groundwater from drilling and excavation work (e.g., dewatering operations)
- Impacting surface water or wetlands from excavation work (e.g., excessive silting)
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Owned Premise Exposure:
- Leaking underground/aboveground storage tanks
- Residual contamination from minor spills of oils, fuel, lubricants, etc. and poor housekeeping
- Surface contamination from fuels and lubricants stored improperly (without secondary containment)
- Improper disposal of waste materials
- Unidentified preexisting contaminant from past owners of the premises
Transportation Exposure:
- Inadvertent transport and subsequent disposal of unknown contaminated soil
- Spills of asphaltic cement during transport
- Resulting pollution from collision with various structures (e.g., pole-mounted transformers, aboveground tanks)
- Fuel/oil spills from vandalism
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