ABSTRACT
There are many things that have been developed or brought into use as a result of a desire by petroleum marketers to reduce the frequency of incidents related to the escape of petroleum products underground.
Programs, products and equipment currently in use in service stations, bulk plants and terminals can be credited with substantially reducing the total volume of products released into the soil.
The paper reviews the history of the development of fiberglass reinforced plastic tanks, tank testing equipment, line leak detectors, pre-engineered cathodic protection systems and wrapping. An indication of the extent of usage by marketers together with pros and cons will be reviewed.
Various approaches directed towards the safe disposition of waste oils will be reviewed along with a description of the joint industry efforts underway to find new and better ways of achieving ecologically sound means of handling this problem.
In addition to the preventive type of action, a brief discussion of emergency procedures will be given.
(These subjects may be expanded into two papers.)