RELIABILITY STUDY OF VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEMS AT SERVICE STATIONS

A study was conducted of the operational reliability of vapor recovery systems at gasoline service stations in San Diego County, California. Periodic inspections at 24 stations were conducted to examine the condition of these systems, to determine their operational status, and to check for detectable gasoline vapor losses from control equipment. The study demonstrated that capture of vapors at the vehicle was more effective with vacuum-assisted systems than with vapor balance systems. However, the reliability of the vacuum-assisted systems was not good in general although there was substantial variation depending upon the type of unit.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pacific Environmental Services, Incorporated

  1930 14th Street
  Santa Monica, CA  United States  90405

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
  Research Triangle Park, NC  United States  27709
• Authors:
  • Bryan, R J
  • Wayne, L G
  • Norton, R L
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 103 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Charts; Design; Equipment; Evaporation; Gases; Gasoline; Hydrocarbons; Inspection; Materials recovery (Mining); Performance evaluations; Refueling; Sampling; Service stations; Vapors; Volatilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Revisions
• Old TRIS Terms: Air pollution control devices; Gas sampling; Materials recovery; Process charting; Vaporizing
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166289
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA/450/3-76/001
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-02-1405
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1978 12:00AM