Open AccessDetection of leaks in underground storage tanks using electrical resistance methods: 1996 results
Author(s) -
A. Ramirez,
William Daily
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/479070
Subject(s) - plume , electrical resistivity and conductivity , environmental science , electrical resistivity tomography , soil water , contamination , hydrology (agriculture) , soil science , geotechnical engineering , electrical resistance and conductance , geology , materials science , meteorology , composite material , engineering , ecology , physics , electrical engineering , biology
Large volumes of hazardous liquids and high-level radioactive wastes are stored worldwide in surface and underground tanks. Frequently these tanks are found to leak, thereby resulting in not only a loss of stored inventory, but in contamination to soils and groundwater. It is important to develop a reliable method of detecting leaks before large quantities are emitted into the environment surround the tanks. Two field experiments were performed to evaluate the performance of electrical resistance tomography (ERT) as a leak detection method under metal underground storage tanks (UST). This paper provides a summary of the field experiments performed under a 15 m diameter steel tank mockup located at the Hanford Reservation
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