TANKS AND VESSELS
February 1st, 2003
BY MICHAEL FOXTANKS and vessels are used to store a huge range of hazardous liquids. But if they leak either from a failure of the storage system or during handling, many can pose a major threat to the environment and to groundwater. Naturally water companies have a vested interest in avoiding that happening.Just a litre of some solvents can contaminate 100,000,000 litres of water, while a gallon of oil can spread itself over water covering two football pitches. The Environment Agency says oil is the most common pollutant of groundwater; it receives reports of ...
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