Boxed Cans of Decontaminating Solution

Boxed Cans of Decontaminating Solution stacked on pallets, wooden platforms built to leave clearance underneath for the forks of the fork-lift truck. 

When toxics were stored in 55-gallon drums instead of ton containers, as necessity or convenience sometimes required, problems of corrosion and leakage multiplied. If the drums were shipped and stored standing on end they were likely to trap rain water on top and rust. If they were placed on their sides some of the bungs at the ends were likely to leak. Eventually CWS decided that in depots, at least, it was better to leave the drums on their sides and keep inspecting them for leaks, than to risk accelerated corrosion through rusting.  

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