C.A. Strout & Sons
C.A. Strout & Sons is a Maine excavation contractor offering site work preparation and demolition to the Greater Bangor area, including tank removal. Three generations... more
Want It Gone! Junk Removal & Demolition
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N.S. Giles Foundations Inc
Let the experts at N.S. Giles Foundations, Inc. get your project off to a strong start with quality oil tank removal. Since 1998, we've provided... more
Whitmore Contracting Inc
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What is the history of oil tanks?
- 1859 — Oil is discovered and stored in wooden barrels.
- Late 1800s — The first steel storage tanks are produced to keep valuable oil safe.
- 1922 — First standards for steel storage tank safety are developed.
- 1930s — Underground storage tanks are now the preferred storage method, opposed to the previously preferred above ground storage tanks.
- 1960s — Tank owners grow more frustrated and more concerned with oil loss due to tank corrosion.
- 1970s — Concerns begin to spread regarding the environmental impact of oil tank leaks.
- 1988 — The EPA sets a deadline for upgrading underground tank systems, putting new tank regulations into place.
- 1990s — Many begin closing and removing their tanks due to the widely known environmental and health risks.
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