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An apparatus and method are disclosed for accumulating hydrocarbon vapor and rendering the vapor environmentally safe by combustion. An internal combustion engine is attached to an interface which accumulates hydrocarbon vapor present in the soil after a spill or leakage from a storage tank or trans

An apparatus and method are disclosed for accumulating hydrocarbon vapor and rendering the vapor environmentally safe by combustion. An internal combustion engine is attached to an interface which accumulates hydrocarbon vapor present in the soil after a spill or leakage from a storage tank or transfer lines. The vacuum of the internal combustion engine present in the intake manifold is used to draw the hydrocarbon vapors from the soil into the interface and then into the engine where they are burned. A catalytic converter of conventional design cleans the end exhaust removing any remaining hydrocarbon pollutants.

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An apparatus for volatilizing and aspirating hydrocarbons and rendering the hydrocarbon vapor environmentally safe by combustion comprising: an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold; interface means for accumulating volatilized hydrocarbons as a primary fuel so

An apparatus for volatilizing and aspirating hydrocarbons and rendering the hydrocarbon vapor environmentally safe by combustion comprising: an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold; interface means for accumulating volatilized hydrocarbons as a primary fuel source, the interface means comprising an elongated capped casing having perforations in a portion of its length, the perforated portion embedded in contaminated ground or soil; a vapor vacuum manifold for operably connecting the interface means to the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine; and a supplemental fuel source interruptibly connected to the intake manifold.