Underground Storage Tank: A tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has 10% or more of its volume (including pipe volume) beneath the surface of the ground.
age tank. A tank used to store a chemical solution of known concentration for feed to a chemical feeder. Also called a day tank.
aggregate. A mass or cluster of soil particles, often having a characteristic shape.
Storage Tank: Any stationary container, reservoir, or tank, used for storage of liquids.
Underground Storage Tank (UST)- A tank located at least partially underground and designed to hold gasoline or other petroleum products or chemicals.
Underground Storage Tank (UST): a tank system, including its piping, that has at least 10% of its volume underground ...
Underground Storage Tank (UST): Any one or combination of tanks (including underground pipes, ancillary equipment and cathodic protection connected thereto) used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, ...
An underground storage tank for wastes from homes not connected to a sewer line. Waste goes directly from the home to the tank. (See septic system.)
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An underground storage tank for wastes from homes not connected to a sewer line. Waste goes directly from the home to the tank.
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Also called an AGE TANK.
dead end. The end of a water main which is not connected to other parts of the distribution system by means of a connecting loop of pipe ...
Tankless Water Heaters Water heaters that do not require the typical storage tank for hot water.
(See age tank)
DDT
The first chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide chemical name Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane). It has a half-life of 15 years and can collect in fatty tissues of certain animals.
septic tank An underground storage tank providing some primary treatment for wastes from homes not connected to a collection system sewer line. Waste goes directly from the home to the tank (on-site system).
The smallest leak (from a storage tank), expressed in terms of gallons- or liters-per-hour, that a test can reliably discern with a certain probability of detection or false alarm.
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Completed after discovery of a release from an Underground Storage Tank (UST) and after any initial abatement measures and the site check have been completed.
Detectable Leak Rate- The smallest leak (from a storage tank), expressed in terms of gallons- or liters-per-hour, that a test can reliably discern with a certain probability of detection or false alarm.
Volumetric Tank Test: One of several tests to determine the physical integrity of a storage tank; the volume of fluid in the tank is measured directly or calculated from product-level changes. A marked drop in volume indicates a leak.
A place where water is stored until it is needed. A reservoir can be an open lake or an enclosed storage tank.
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Source of contamination
The place where a hazardous substance comes from, such as a landfill, waste pond, incinerator, storage tank, or drum. A source of contamination is the first part of an exposure pathway.
Acronyms
ADEQ Office of Border Environmental Protection Acronyms
English/Spanish Superfund/WQARF Glossary
EPA's Glossary of Environmental Terms
Underground Storage Tank Acronyms and Glossary ...
Storage Tank, Sewaren NJ, November 4, 1969
Ekofisk oil field, North Sea April 22, 1977
Erika - Bay of Biscay, December 12, 1999
Tasman Spirit, Karachi, Pakistan, July 28, 2003
Selendang Ayu, Unalaska Island, Alaska, December 8, 2004 ...
unsaturated zone The area between the land surface and water table in which pore spaces are not completely filled with water. Also known as the vadose zone. Compare saturated zone. UST Underground storage tank.
 See also: Waste, Water, Storage, Table, Environment
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