Hydraulic fluid will soften the tar. I doubt if steam cleaning will get it
all. I would reseal the area at a minimum.
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On Feb 16, 2013, at 5:35 PM, Bob Kitterer <bkitterer@me.com> wrote:
> List
>
> Help needed - Last Thursday the local trash truck had a hydraulic line
burst
> dumping gallons of fluid on the asphalt street. We are trying to determine
> what problems, if any, we should be concerned about. This is a private
street
> an the upkeep and repairs comes out of our pockets. The street is in
> excellent condition.
>
> The spill occurred about 8:00 a.m. and with in a couple of hours a hazmat
> certified crew was out putting something on the spill. The next afternoon
> they swept that material up and started steam cleaning the asphalt.
However
> it started to rain and between their fluid recovery and the addition of the
> rain water their recovery tank filled up so they had to stop with only a
1/3
> of the job done. They do not work on weekends so it was Monday before they
> finished steam cleaning the asphalt.
>
> We are getting different answers from different people as to the short and
> long term impact of the hydraulic fluid and the asphalt. So I would
> appreciate any information that will helps us deal with this situation.
>
> TIA
>
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
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