Conidia Bioscience highlight the issues and the importance of diesel fuel bug contamination testing kits within certain industries and how to test and treat any contamination

Egham, United Kingdom - July 22, 2021 /PressCable/ —

There is a form of contamination that can cause severe damage to a fuel tank or any form of diesel based appliance, and that is diesel bug. Diesel fuel bug is a type of contamination that when left untreated, can cause corrosion or even worse to a fuel tank. Conidia have countered this with their available diesel fuel bug contamination testing kits.

This issue of microbial contamination in diesel fuel is not as rare as previously believed. In diesel fuel systems, certain species of bacteria, yeasts, and fungi live, grow, and negatively affect them. Fuel contamination can be detected early when regular testing is performed, which allows it to be treated before further mechanical or operations problems occur.

As well as being called diesel bug or diesel algae, microbiological contamination has no relation to algae in general. We are constantly surrounded by microorganisms in the air and on surfaces. Hydrocarbons and water in fuel systems are the main sources of nourishment for microbial strains that can survive the harsh environment of fuel systems. Even when there is a little water present, bacteria can happily grow.

The fuel system can be contaminated by water in several ways. Condensation is often the primary cause, which can enter the tank or fuel supply chain at almost any time. It is very important to get rid of this water in order to effectively manage diesel fuel contamination, but it is extremely difficult to eliminate it all. The impossibility of eliminating water from diesel fuel makes it required for owners to continuously monitor and manage the risk of microbiological contamination.

A range of laboratory tests is available to organisations that use diesel fuel to monitor for diesel fuel contamination proactively. Several on-site tests are available for the detection of diesel fuel contamination.

To find out more about microbial contamination and the effects it has on fuel tanks and other devices, head on over to Conidia’s website through the link provided here: https://conidia.com/

Contact Info:
Name: David Mitchell
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Organization: Conidia Bioscience Ltd
Address: Conidia Bioscience Ltd, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, United Kingdom
Phone: +44-1491-829102
Website: https://conidia.com/

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