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Article: DOE Says 89% of Biodiesel Met Standards In 2006; Trucking Calls Rate Unacceptable
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- Transport Topics
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- April 14, 2008
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Nearly 90% of the biodiesel available for sale in the United States meets the established standards for quality, an improvement over past surveys but still an unacceptable situation for trucking, a new report by the Department of Energy said.
The report, released in late March, found that "based on the samples [tested], 89.6% of the biodiesel was on specification." The previous study, conducted in 2006, showed that only 59% of samples met the federal standards, the report said.
Despite the improvement, some in the trucking industry remained concerned about quality.
"Ten percent of niodiesel sold in the United States does not meet ASTM standards, and that can cause very real problems for ...
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