liquid fuels
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Fuel-Eating Bacteria Could Be Living Under Your Gas Cap
Scientists have discovered fuel-eating bacteria living under the gas cap of a car that could help clean up oil spills. This new species of bacteria was found among a community of bacteria strains known to eat, or degrade, diesel fuel. And since it was found under the gas cap of a Toyota Yaris, one of…
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The World Is Officially Free of Leaded Gasoline
The UN Environment Program announced on Monday that the world has officially banished leaded gasoline. The end of the use of this dangerous fuel has been a long time coming, and the day is finally here: According to the UN, the world’s last reserves of leaded gasoline were used up last month at a refinery…