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Underground storage tank
An Underground Storage Tank (UST), in United States environmental law, is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground. USTs used to store petroleum are regulated in the United States to prevent release of petroleum and contamination of groundwater.
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