List of leak detector liquids

The DIBt Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik has issued a list of leak detector liquids for the monitoring areas of double-walled tanks in the December 2010 issue on its homepage.

The leak detector liquids were tested by the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Berlin according to the DIBt approval principles for leak detectors for tanks (ZG-LAGB) and piping (ZG-LAGR).

The leak detector liquids meet the requirements for the storage and transport of

• Fuel oil EL
• Diesel fuel
• Petrol
• Super petrol
• Fatty acid methyl ester (biodiesel/bio fuel oil)
• Mixture of fuel oil EL or diesel fuel and fatty acid methyl ester
• Ethanol
• Mixtures of petrol and ethanol
• Vegetable oils.

The listed leak detector liquids may be used in Germany for the type LAG 2000 GOK leak detector in:

• tanks of newly installed systems for the storage, filling and handling of water-endangering materials except for fuel oils
• operating systems for the storage, filling and handling of water-endangering materials including fuel oils
  
  

In other EU member states, the national certificates of suitability for intended use must be taken into consideration.