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Secondary Containment - Sulfuric Acid

From Midwest Industrial Coatings, LLC
 

 
Two of the chemical storage tanks' secondary containment area, which was constructed out of concrete and coated with epoxy paint, was beginning to deteriorate. With common spills associated with a sulfuric acid and caustic soda storage, an environmental problem could have been a result.
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