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Microbes Don't Like To Move
Erik Bjornstad: Jul 16 2020
Over time, all stored fuels will develop microbes in them. We mistakenly oversimplify microbial problems, underestimating the vast richness and...
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Being Selective is important (for testing microbes)
Erik Bjornstad: Jul 9 2020
This blog post isn't about quite what you might think. We're talking about microbial testing. Today's stored fuels require a lot more upkeep than the...
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Fuel Recommendations now that the 2020 Hurricane Season Has Begun
Erik Bjornstad: Jun 9 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has put a lot of things on the back burner, including the fact that, surprise!, we’re coming up on hurricane season. It...
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How to preserve fuel you bought ahead of time
Erik Bjornstad: May 7 2020
We’re living in unique times with oil at twenty year lows and fuel prices reminding us of pre-9/11 days. If you use gas or diesel, you may be...
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Removing Contaminants From Fuel in 2020: Essential Info for Emergency Diesel Storage
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 2 2020
Given that today’s fuels have changed markedly over the last decade, the issue of fuel contamination (and what to do about it) is an essential one...
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Diesel Fuel Storage Best Practices For Hospitals
Erik Bjornstad: Mar 27 2020
As the business landscape of the nation changes in 2020, we’re finding that we have to change the way we do a few things. For one, paying attention...
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This year's hurricane season - still time to prepare
Erik Bjornstad: Jul 25 2019
Predictions for the coming Atlantic hurricane seasons come out at the end of May, for the coming hurricane season that lasts from June 1 to Nov 30....
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Fuel testing for microbes: Better options for managing stored fuel
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 4 2019
Successfully managing stored fuel entails a lot of considerations, bringing with the territory lots of people giving advice and guidelines and best...
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The importance of your emergency fuel's "health score"
Erik Bjornstad: Mar 29 2019
These days, people are trying to quantify everything, to come up with a number that tells them in simple terms what they think they need to know. It...
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The Debate Over Diesel Fuel Storage Regulations
Erik Bjornstad: Feb 22 2019
What are the requirements for diesel fuel? What properties does it need to have? On one level, there’s ASTM D-975 which lists off the specifications...