Oil contamination in soil

Oil contamination in soil can be harmful to the environment. It can occur for a variety of reasons.

• Your oil tank can corrode over time and begin to disintegrate causing the tank to leak.
• The pipes coming from your oil tank can weaken and cause a leak.
• An oil spill can occur when you are having your tank refilled.
• Your neighbours oil tank may be leaking and causing contamination in soil around your garden.
• Pipes inside the  burner for your heating system may disintegrate causing oil to leak leading to oil contamination in soil around your home.

The Dangers of Oil contamination in soil

We need soil to sustain our lives through the production of food. Any contamination of soil has the potential to be harmful to our health. Oil contamination in soil can hence be harmful to our health. Oil spills from your oil tank can be extremely harmful in the following ways;

• The toxic fumes from oil spills can be extremely harmful for the health of occupants of your home and surrounding properties.
• Any lawns, plants and shrubs in an area where there is visible oil contamination in soil will usually not thrive and will eventually die. This is due to changes in the fertility of the soil.
• Vegetables grown in an area where there is a visible oil leak will not be fit for human consumption.
• The chemicals present in the oil can deteroriate the quality of the soil by changing its properties which can result in barron soil.
• Chemicals from the oil spill can enter the groundwater and into your domestic water supply making your water unsuitable for consumption.

It is important therefore that if you identify oil contamination in soil around your home you contact Iduna Ltd on 087 7169535 as soon as you notice the leak.