| Applies when | municipal manhole, sanitary sewer, h2s, hydrogen sulfide, sewer manhole replacement |
|---|---|
| Avoid | undefined (undefined) |
| Recommend instead | Houston PolyTank MagnaPlast () |
| Rationale | Concrete corrodes under H2S/sulfuric-acid attack in municipal wastewater environments (~23-year average service life, field joints prone to leaks); monolithic HDPE is impervious to H2S with a stated 100-year design life and no field joints. |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Source | Houston PolyTank catalog p24, 'MagnaPlast vs. Conventional Concrete', vendor-sources/houston-polytank-website.md |
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municipal manhole, sanitary sewer, h2s, hydrogen sulfide, sewer manhole replacement
Concrete corrodes under H2S/sulfuric-acid attack in municipal wastewater environments (~23-year average service life, field joints prone to leaks); monolithic HDPE is impervious to H2S with a stated 100-year design life and no field joints.
Houston PolyTank MagnaPlast ()
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