What are the storage requirements for contaminated environmental media?
All contaminated media should be stored in a secure manner to prevent exposure to people and the environment, such as placement in a container, tank, on an impervious surface, or in a containment building. When not in use, containers, tanks, and stockpiles should be closed or covered to minimize the infiltration of precipitation, volatilization of contaminants, and in the case of stockpiles, erosion. Any cover material used should be properly secured and possess the necessary physical strength to resist tearing by the wind. The stockpiling or consolidating of contaminated media near sensitive human health receptors such as public or private water supply wells or sensitive environmental receptors such as wetlands, surface water bodies, or marine environments should be avoided.
