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Underground Storage Tank Monitoring: Observation Well Based Systems
Author(s) -
Scheinfeld Raymond A.,
Robertson John B.,
Schwendeman Todd G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
groundwater monitoring and remediation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-6592
pISSN - 1069-3629
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6592.1986.tb01033.x
Subject(s) - leak detection , petroleum , hydrocarbon , petroleum engineering , leak , petroleum product , environmental science , storage tank , liquefied petroleum gas , waste management , process engineering , engineering , geology , environmental engineering , chemistry , paleontology , organic chemistry
A growing number of state and local governments and petroleum‐related companies require the use of release detection systems for underground petroleum storage tanks. This has resulted in a confusing array of commercially available petroleum product detection devices, many of which have not been extensively field‐tested. These systems, which are installed in ground water observation wells, vapor wells or U‐tubes, include hydrocarbon‐detecting paste, bailers, interface probes, electrical resistivity sensors, thermal‐conductivity sensors, hydrocarbon‐soluble devices, hydrocarbon‐permeable materials and vapor detectors. This paper describes the available state‐of‐the‐art technology for leak detection and the application for which each system is best suited.