| Storm water can be a serious threat to the | | | | products, so you can keep them handy and use |
| environment. That's especially the case if the | | | | them at a moment's notice in the event of |
| water is draining from areas like parking lots, car | | | | chemical spill emergencies. |
| repair shops, or any type of industrial facility, | | | | Can be reused: |
| where hydrocarbons, oils, or chemicals might have | | | | But their useful life doesn't end with one use. |
| leaked and are sitting on the ground. During a | | | | After washing them and replacing the plastic film |
| storm, oily and chemical residues will be swept up | | | | they originally came with, you can roll them on |
| in the run-off, which then drains into the ground | | | | the tube and put them right back into their original |
| water - Unless something is done to prevent that | | | | container. And with that, they will be ready for |
| from happening. | | | | action when another spill should occur. |
| And what can be done to keep the groundwater | | | | Resistant to chemicals: |
| safe? The storm drains in the critical areas can be | | | | Rubbers and plastics can disintegrate when they |
| covered. And now, a new generation of storm | | | | come into contact with certain chemicals. |
| drain seal covers make that task very easy and | | | | Polyurethane is resistant to a much wider range |
| economical. | | | | of chemicals, solvents, and oils. That makes seal |
| A new generation of storm drain seal covers: | | | | covers made out of polyurethane the ideal |
| For example, there's the new Drain Cover Seal | | | | solution for protecting the environment from |
| & Spill Stopper and Blocker II, which has a | | | | solvents, oils and chemicals. |
| feature that makes it even more versatile and | | | | Drain cover seal protectors are also available in a |
| easier to apply than the regular kind: It's | | | | range of sizes, from 18 inches all the way to 48 |
| reversible. | | | | inches, to provide customized protection for any |
| These covers are made out of tough and tacky | | | | size drain covers. They are available in round as |
| polyurethane without any fillers whatsoever. It's | | | | well as in square versions. In addition, customized |
| the fact that they're tacky on both sides that | | | | seal protectors are also available. |
| makes them reversible - and with that they can | | | | How large should storm drain seal covers be? A |
| create a durable seal no matter which side you're | | | | good rule of thumb: Seals should be 6" larger than |
| using. | | | | the drains they are designed to cover. So do a |
| Easy to keep handy: | | | | little survey and tally up the sizes you'll need to be |
| They're also much lighter in weight than traditional | | | | prepared. |