Did you know that if you buy a home and it is later determined that your property has industrial/toxic waste you may be responsble for the cleanup. Check out this report to see what happened to one homeowner:

http://www.boston.com/partners/worldnow/necn/landingpage.html?clipId=1592728&topVideoCatNo=83464

How can you make sure the property you are purchasing is safe? Make sure your realtor gets a copy of an environmental report from EDR Environmental Reports.