American Petroleum Institute

Assessment of Tankfield Dike Lining Materials and Methods
 N PUBL 315

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FOREWORD

The American Petroleum Institute (API) commissioned the following assessment of currently available tankfield lining materials and methods for secondary containment within a diked area to meet the needs of its members operating in jurisdictions that require these liners.

API believes that a universal requirement for lining tankfields is an unnecessary expense and inefficient solution to concerns about possible environmental contamination from petroleum storage operations. The petroleum industry, operating through API, has developed and maintains engineering standards, recommended practices, inspection codes, and inspector certification programs that together provide petroleum storage management practices that minimize environmental risk from petroleum operations.

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