Underground Storage Tanks

Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak Detection Methods For Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks And Piping (EPA EPA-510-B-05-001). September 2005.

This booklet provides easy-to-understand descriptions of several leak detection methods for tanks and piping, as well as explanations of the regulatory requirements for leak detection. Leak detection methods include: secondary containment with interstitial monitoring, automatic tank gauging, vapor monitoring, groundwater monitoring, statistical inventory control, tank tightness testing with inventory control, and manual tank gauging.

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