Patent ID: 8235627
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G01J,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting and remediating a discharge of fuel from a fuel source facility, said system comprising: a contamination detection subsystem comprising sensor means for: (1) sampling gases or vapors from ground soil adjacent said fuel source facility, and (2) detecting a presence in said sampled gases or vapors of any of a plurality of contaminate gases or vapors indicative of a discharge of said fuel from said fuel source facility into said ground soil; a remediation subsystem comprising remediation means for remediating contamination in said ground soil due to said discharge of fuel from said fuel facility into said ground soil; and a controller connected to said contamination detection subsystem and said remediation subsystem by electronic data communication connections, said controller comprising electronic control means for: (1) monitoring electronic data output by said sensor means, (2) determining whether said electronic data indicates said discharge of said fuel into said ground soil, and (3) if said electronic data indicates said discharge of said fuel into said ground soil, automatically turning on at least a portion of said remediation subsystem by providing electronic control data to said remediation subsystem and thereby causing said at least a portion of said remediation subsystem to start remediating contamination in said ground soil due to said discharge of fuel.