Evaluation of a portable device for volumetric UST tightness testing

Advances in Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 871-880

  Michlin, Yefim ^a   Pistiner, A ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Israel Ministry of the Environmental Protection   (Israel)

Author keywords

Leak detection; Sample size; Sequential testing; Underground storage tank; Volumetric tightness test

Indexed keywords

FUEL TANKS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FUEL LEAKAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FUEL;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HISTOGRAM; ISRAEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE; TANK; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0038280106     PISSN: 10930191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1093-0191(02)00082-5     Document Type: Article

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