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Secondary Containment: Choosing the Right Coating
Author(s) -
Ippoliti Tony
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1997.tb02027.x
Subject(s) - containment (computer programming) , coating , impervious surface , epoxy , leak , containment building , materials science , waste management , computer science , environmental science , engineering , composite material , environmental engineering , ecology , boiler (water heating) , biology , programming language
This article discusses the placement of treatment tanks within concrete vaults or walled structures in order to provide secondary containment in the event of a leak. Some of the regulatory requirements for concrete containment structures are briefly discussed. Although there are many types of coatings and fillers to provide an impervious surface to a structure, this article limits itself to a discussion of liquid‐applied coating systems and uses an example of an effective phenolic‐novolac epoxy medium film coating system. The article provides a table outlining chemical effects on concrete secondary containment units.