EDISON, N.J. -
Sept. 19, 2014 -
PRLog -- Many home buyers are surprized to find out 6 months after sale a buried oil tank exists on their property. Its not just a matter of finding a oil tank, but the $50000 clean-up that may go with the discovery of the tank. Although a prepurase oil tank sweep may have been completed, The technology typically used to find oil tanks will not idwntify tanks below 2 feet and many tanks are missed using the wand metal magnetometer metal detector. Ground Penetrating Radar is highly sensitive and can detect ground disturbance and oil tanks up 18 feet below the surface and through concrete. Environmental Systems always recomends extra cost soil boring to confirm findings and to identify the possability that contaminated soil may exist on the tank years after the tank was removed. In the 20 years of investigating sites for oil tanks, Environmental Systems has identified properties where the seller purposly hide the tank from buyer by installing a small plastic shed over the oil oil tank andremoving the fill and vent pipes, Ground Penetrating radar identified a soil disturbance that lead to the discovery of aleaking oil tank that had leaks and contaminated a large quanity of soil on the property.
To obtain additional information regarding oil tank sweeps using groeund penetrating radar contact Enviromental Systems at 732-892-8707
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