The "potential mess" is what prevents abandoned gas stations from being redeveloped, said Peter Chace, chief of the state Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations.
BUSTR figures Ohio has several hundred such stations, along with 23,500 active and registered underground tanks.
"You simply don't know what's down there," Chace said, noting that cleanup is "a roll of the dice. It could be $30,000 or it could be a half a million." More . . .
Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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