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10. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement:
<br /> "Claim" or "Claims"means any and all liabilities, suits, claims, counterclaims, causes of
<br /> action, demands, penalties, debts, obligations, promises, acts, fines,judgments, damages,
<br /> consequential damages, losses, costs, and expenses of every kind (including without
<br /> limitation any attorney's fees, consultant's fees, costs,remedial action costs, cleanup costs
<br /> and expenses which may be related to any claims).
<br /> "Environmental Law" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
<br /> Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Resource
<br /> Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution
<br /> Control Act(the Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
<br /> § 7401 et seq., and the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., all as
<br /> amended from time to time, and any other federal, state, local or other governmental
<br /> statute, regulation, rule, law or ordinance dealing with the protection of human health,
<br /> safety, natural resources or the environment now existing or hereafter enacted.
<br /> "Hazardous Substance" or"Hazardous Substances"means any pollutant, contaminant,
<br /> hazardous substance or waste, solid waste, petroleum product, distillate, or fraction,
<br /> radioactive material, chemical known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity,
<br /> polychlorinated biphenyl or any other chemical, substance or material listed or identified
<br /> in or regulated by any Environmental Law.
<br /> 11. RELEASE. By accepting the deed to the Property, Buyer, for itself, its directors,
<br /> officers, stockholders, divisions, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors,
<br /> and assigns and anyone acting on its behalf or their behalf hereby fully releases and
<br /> forever discharges Seller from any and all Claims (including without limitation all Claims
<br /> arising under any Environmental Law and all Claims arising at common law, in equity or
<br /> under a federal, state or local statute, rule or regulation), past, present and future, known
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