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Double Bottomed Tank [1]

A vertical aboveground tank [2] designed with two bottoms separated by an interstitial space. If a leak should develop in the bottom of the primary tank, the released liquid will enter the interstitial space.

A double-bottomed tank thus provides a means for monitoring tank leaks, as well as a form of secondary containment. [3]

 
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[1] https://testing.pei.org/wiki/double-bottomed-tank
[2] https://testing.pei.org/node/272
[3] https://testing.pei.org/node/533