Short description
This guide gathers together recent findings on aboveground storage tanks (ASTs). It shows readers how to face the new rules by following environmentally sound procedures for designing, operating and maintaining reliable ASTs, whether pre-fabricated or built on site.
Long description
The one reference devoted exclusively to aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), this book assembles the most critical information on the subject in a single volume. The result is an ideal tool for chemical, environmental, and civil engineers, as well as management and government personnel and others concerned with the regulatory issues governing ASTs. Section by section, this complete reference thoroughly examines and clarifies: Various types of storage media and their applications; Fundamental environmental engineering concerns; Industrial codes and standards for ASTs; AST design considerations; The proper construction, fabrication, and erection of tanks; The often-confusing requirements designed to keep ASTs environmentally sound.