Toward Economically Efficient Management of Underground Storage Tanks: A Risk-Based Approach
Abstract
Contamination of groundwater is being detected with increasing frequency and it is linked to adverse health, economic, environmental, and social impacts. But no source of groundwater contamination, save perhaps septic systems, is as pervasive and widely distributed as leaking underground petroleum storage tanks. Statistics published recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) illuminate the magnitude of the potential problem. 1 , 2
Fields of Study & Subjects
Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Grouting
Rheology
and Soil Mechanics
Fecal contamination and water quality
Publication details
- Pages
- 417–450
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter