TABLE 2.

Examples of land use changes after brownfield cleanup of different types of contaminants and hazardous materials.

Example of Land Use Changes After Cleanup	Types of Contaminants & Hazardous Materials Remediated
The rails-to-trails project in Brea (CA) created 4.5 miles of bike and pedestrian trails2	Arsenic
Cleanup and rehabilitation of the Ball Park in McGill (NV)2	Asbestos
An abandoned urban lot is now the Emerson Street Garden in Portland (OR)3	Lead
5-acre cleanup along Spicket River (Lawrence, MA) turned into suite of environmental benefits4	Mercury
Redevelopment of former gas stations to create greenspace gateways into towns across Colorado5	Petroleum and Hydrocarbons
Riverbend Park remediation resulted in recreational benefits (Medford, MA)6	Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Turned a burn dump into a 9-acre Cooley Landing Park (East Palo Alto, CA) with native plants and grasses2	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
After understanding former property use made decision to turn into a garden (Manhattan, KS)7	Pesticides/Herbicides

Each case study reference (see footnotes) was reviewed by at least two authors to identify the environmental benefits elements listed in the left column.