Research Reporting Series: Environmental protection technology, Volume 2

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Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991
 

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Page 7 - underground storage tank" means any one or combination of tanks (including underground pipes connected thereto) which is used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, and the volume of which (including the volume of the underground pipes connected thereto) is 10 per centum or more beneath the surface of the ground.
Page ii - It has been subjected to the Agency's peer and administrative review and has been approved for publication as an EPA document. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Page 117 - CheckOn equipment that has a quick-break feature, the functioning of this circuit should be checked and verified. This test may be performed using a suitable oscilloscope or a simple test device usually available from the manufacturer. 5.2.4 Equipment Current Output Check— To assure the continued accuracy of the equipment, ammeter readings at each transformer tap should be made with a calibrated ammetershunt combination. This accessory is placed in series with the contacts. The equipment shunt...
Page 108 - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 6500 Glenway Avenue - Building D-5 Cincinnati, OH 45211 513/661-7881 American Industrial Hygiene Association 475 Wolf Ledges Parkway Akron, OH 44311-1087 American National Standards Institute, Inc.
Page 7 - Upgrade means the addition or retrofit of some systems such as cathodic protection, lining, or spill and overfill controls to improve the ability of an underground storage tank system to prevent the release of product.
Page 118 - ... check the machine of which it is an uncalibrated part. For infinite current control units (non-tap switch), settings at 500-A intervals should be used. Variations exceeding ± 10 % from the equipment ammeter readings indicate the equipment needs service or repair. 5.2.5 Internal Short Circuit Check— Magnetic particle equipment should be checked periodically for internal short-circuiting. With the equipment set for maximum amperage output, any deflection of the ammeter when the current is activated...
Page 7 - Tank is a stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of regulated substances and constructed of non-earthen materials (eg, concrete, steel, plastic) that provide structural support. Underground area means an underground room, such as a basement, cellar, shaft or vault, providing enough space for physical inspection of the exterior of the tank situated on or above the surface of the floor. Underground release means any belowground release.
Page 7 - Existing Tank System.") Noncommercial purposes with respect to motor fuel means not for resale. On the premises where stored with respect to heating oil means UST systems located on the same property where the stored heating oil is used. Operational life...
Page 78 - Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor3 D2584 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins3 3.
Page 6 - Ancillary equipment means any devices including, but not limited to, such devices as piping, fittings, flanges, valves, and pumps used to distribute, meter, or control the flow of regulated substances to and from an UST.

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