One small spill can have a long-lasting effect on the environment, creating small issues today that can snowball into larger environmental hazards in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead. Because of the impact that environmental spills can have, it's important to understand the magnitude of damage that can be caused by even one small leak.
To put into perspective, here are five things you probably didn't know about environmental spills.
- A gallon of spilled gasoline can cost anywhere from 5 to 500 times as much to clean up as it does to purchase it from the pump. In other words, it's anywhere from $10 to $1,000 per gallon to clean up.
- One gallon of gasoline can contaminate a million gallons of water - almost twice the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
- One pin-sized hole in a tank can leak 400 gallons of liquid in a year.
- In general, the longer it takes to clean up an environmental spill, the more expensive the clean up will be.
- The Action Environmental Group has been available cleaning up spills 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for over 20 years!
Shield's Action Environmental Group has worked for decades to remediate spills of every size and type, partnering with businesses to resolve issues and meet local, state, and federal compliance to meet the needs to today's regulatory bodies. No matter the type of spill that you may be dealing with, Action Environmental Group is trained to handle it, remediating the issue and reducing its environmental impact to help you overcome the obstacles and reach full compliance. Learn more about how Shield Engineering combats environmental spills by filling-out the form on our website or by calling 800-395-5220 to speak to a team member.
