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Over the years, there were reported many fatal accidents in the USA because of the leakages of underground oil tanks. Many homes in the US have underground oil tanks on their properties but unfortunately, not all of them are in good condition. In the recent study conducted by the environmental protection society, it is found that over 40% of the underground oil tanks in the US are not environmentally friendly and causing enormous hazards to the environment. These large containers are required to be tested for ground or surface leakages and toxic releases to protect the local environment.

In order to prevent oil tanks from leakages and other hazards, it is important for the property owners to get them tested from time to time. There are many trusted tank removal and testing companies in the USA providing full-fledged solutions. If you are having oil container on your property and you are selling your property then you need to inform the new property owner about it. To get it tested, you require a professional testing service. It is always better to consider a professional and experienced service for the job.

Two of the most common underground tank testing techniques are:

1) Manual Inspection

2) Ground Scanning

In the manual testing, the experts can easily judge whether the container is leaking or not. They also perform soil testing in the nearby area around to analyze the soil contamination caused by the toxicants and chemicals leaking from the chamber.

Oil Tank Removal & Abandonment

In some cases, it is not possible to treat the underground chamber chemically and fix leakages. Therefore the only option left is to remove the entire container from the ground. Removing a large container is a complicated job and should be performed by the highly skilled professionals. There are other reasons when you require removing the oil container.

1) When you are switching to natural gas

2) When you are shifting your underground oil reservoir above the ground

3) If your underground container is aged and not given clearance by the tank warrants investigation team. Normally the tanks installed before 1980’s or those constructed of steel fabrication need to be removed because they are more prone to corrosions, and leaks.

4) If you are selling your property and the new property owners do not want underground container for oil on their property then you have to remove the tank.

The experienced contractors provide reliable, comprehensive residential environmental services in a cost-effective manner. Protecting the environment is the right of every citizen and if you get your oil tank tested then you are fulfilling your responsibility towards the environment.

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Source by Rohit Shrivastava