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<br />to have caused damage in any sequence or
<br />combination with, or contributed to by, any
<br />other causes or causes;
<br />(iii) Lead, lead dust, lead particles, lead pipes,
<br />lead based paint, or any material containing
<br />lead;
<br />(iv) Formaldehyde or urea formaldehyde or any
<br />material containing formaldehyde or urea
<br />formaldehyde or derivative or similar
<br />substance;
<br />(v) Silica, silicates, sand, dust, or any material
<br />containing silica, silicates, or sand;
<br />(vi) Asbestos or any material, product or
<br />substance containing asbestos;
<br />(vii) Concrete, concrete dust, or concrete
<br />compounds, cement, cement dust, or cement
<br />compounds;
<br />(viii) Sulfates, sulfides, acids or any similar acidic
<br />and/or alkaline chemical formulation or
<br />compound;
<br />(ix) Electromagnetic radiation
<br /> or electromagnetic pulse
<br /> or electromagnetic waves or any other type of
<br />radiation from any source;
<br />(x) Granite Countertop Radon Emissions;
<br />(xi) Carbon monoxide poisoning or any similar
<br />compound in any form;
<br />(xii) Epoxy, reactive prepolymers, polyepoxides,
<br />glues, sealants, or related compounds or
<br />substances including but not limited to
<br />elastomeric paints or coatings; and/or
<br />(xiii) Any poisonous or toxic material, substance or
<br />pathogen, whether organic or inorganic, in
<br />any form, under any theory of liability
<br />whatsoever, whether or not listed above.
<br />(xiv) Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances,
<br />including any chemical or substance that
<br />contains one or more alkyl carbons on which
<br />hydrogen atoms have been partially or
<br />completely replaced by fluorine atoms,
<br />including but not limited to: Polymer,
<br />oligomer, monomer or nonpolymer
<br />chemicals and their homologues, isomers,
<br />telomers, salts, derivatives, precursor
<br />chemicals, degradation products or by-
<br />products; Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA), such
<br />as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its
<br />salts, or perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
<br />(PFOS) and its salts; Perfluoropolyethers
<br />(PFPE); Fluorotelomer-based substances; or
<br />Side-chain fluorinated polymers.
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<br />(2) This exclusion applies:
<br />(i) Equally to any “bodily injury” or “property
<br />damage” arising out of exposure to any
<br />“deleterious substance”, regardless of the
<br />name by which it is manufactured, sold,
<br />distributed or known;
<br />(ii) Equally to any “bodily injury” or “property
<br />damage” involving air, land, structure,
<br />building, outdoors, indoors, confined or
<br />enclosed space, or the air within any of them,
<br />watercourse or “water”, including surface
<br />and underground “water”;
<br />(iii) Regardless of whether any alleged defects or
<br />claimed negligence in design, construction or
<br />materials, or any other conduct or
<br />misconduct, may have or is claimed to have
<br />precipitated, caused in whole or in part, or
<br />acted jointly, concurrently or in any sequence
<br />with any “deleterious substance” in any form
<br />whatsoever in causing or contributing to
<br />“bodily injury” or “property damage”.
<br />(iv) Equally to any good or product, including
<br />containers, materials, parts or equipment
<br />furnished in connection with such goods or
<br />products, that consists of or contains any
<br />“deleterious substances” described above.
<br />(3) This exclusion also applies to exclude coverage
<br />for any loss, cost or expense arising out of any:
<br />(i) Request, demand, order or requirement that
<br />any insured or others test for, monitor, clean
<br />up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or
<br />neutralize, or in any way respond to or assess
<br />the effects of any “deleterious substances” in
<br />any form whatsoever; or
<br />(ii) “Claim” or “suit” seeking, involving or
<br />arising from any testing for, monitoring,
<br />cleaning up, removing, containing, treating,
<br />detoxifying or neutralizing, or in any way
<br />responding to, or assessing the effects of any
<br />“deleterious substances” in any form
<br />whatsoever.
<br />(4) This exclusion applies regardless of whether
<br />coverage is also excluded under Section II
<br />Common Policy Exclusions, Paragraph (b)
<br />Pollution, or any other provision or exclusion of
<br />the policy.
<br />(5) Notwithstanding the broad scope of this
<br />exclusion, where a “claim” or “suit” is based in
<br />whole or in part upon “bodily injury” or “property
<br />damage” that is excluded by this exclusion, we
<br />shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
<br />defend any insured in connection with the “claim”
<br />or “suit”.
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<br />r. Open Structure “Water” Damage
<br />Any “claim” for “bodily injury” or “property damage”
<br />to any building or structure or to any property within
<br />such building or structure that arises out of, results
<br />from, is caused by, contributed to, alleged to be, or in
<br />any way involving, in whole or in part, “water”, any
<br />liquid, rain, hail, sleet or snow entering such building
<br />or structure from any area of the structure where the
<br />exterior or interior waterproof protective covering has
<br />been removed for any reason, in whole or in part,
<br />regardless of the manner of removal, or has not been
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