Fate and transport of petroleum released from leaking underground-storage tanks in areas of karst topography. Technical report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5748448
This study determines the transport and ultimate fate of petroleum products within a region of karst geomorphology. The paper entails a complete literature review, including references that pertain to contaminant transport within karst aquifers and the remediation of hydrocarbon spills. Rapid dispersal of contaminants within cavernous karstic terrain demands prevention as the only solution, in addition to the recommended technological advances for optimal cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks. Because numerous and widespread service stations have hydrocarbon storage tanks, the contamination problem is considered a nonpoint source of pollution. Stricter standards must be imposed for regulating underground storage tanks that overly karst. Preventative measures to improve inventory control, leak detection, and upgraded tank specifications (rather than corrective actions) are necessary to protect the quality of drinking water provided by carbonate aquifers. Arkansas, louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (the five states forming U.S. EPA Region VI) constitute the designated study area. With the exception of Louisiana, each state within the region has considerably large, karst aquifers.
- Research Organization:
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (USA). School of Public Administration
- OSTI ID:
- 5748448
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-188510/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
CARBONATE ROCKS
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
CONTROL
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRINKING WATER
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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LEAKS
MARKETERS
OIL SPILLS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROGRESS REPORT
REGULATIONS
RETAILERS
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
STANDARDS
STORAGE
SURVEYS
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WATER
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
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520200 -- Environment
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
CARBONATE ROCKS
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
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DOCUMENT TYPES
DRINKING WATER
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
LEAKS
MARKETERS
OIL SPILLS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROGRESS REPORT
REGULATIONS
RETAILERS
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
STANDARDS
STORAGE
SURVEYS
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WATER
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL