Andrew, Interesting that you mention this for when I did a search on ASTM testing services here is what I got:
Searched the web for "ASTM Testing Services". Results 1 - 4 of about 6. I even modified the search and got worse results. Someone had previously sent a link for ~$700 ASTM testing which could be rolled into a business cost. The EPA only requires testing to be done on a per annum basis. Please see Girl Mark's previous posting on homebrew methods of quality testing. James Slayden On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Andrew Hoppin wrote: > Hi folks. I'm learning a lot from the ongoing lively debate-- thank you. > > Regarding the issue that has been at hand-- whether big producers deliver > better quality and reliability than small producers or not, and whether > any > quality differences are cause for concern among potential consumers or > not: > it seems to me that one way to nip this in the bud REGARDLESS of whether > there are valid concerns or not would be to have a credible BD fuel > quality > testing service, perhaps with some public funding and perhaps with modest > fees paid by producers, perhaps on a sliding-scale based on the size of > their revenues. If a producer wished to be "certified" that their fuel > was > top-notch, they could avail themselves of this service by sending fuel > samples (each month?) and fleet managers, consumers, and anyone else who > cares would have an objective answer to their quality concerns, whether > or > not those concerns are valid. Has this ever been undertaken? > > If not, would such a service effectively serve the purpose I've outlined, > and in what form (government, non-profit, or for-profit) would such a > service be most effectively delivered? > > Andrew Hoppin > The Biofuel Business Development Project > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Biofuel-Business-Plan/ > Dedicated to Making An Immediate Impact > On the Long-Range Future of Humanity > ------------------------------------ > N Space Labs, Inc. > Vizualize Your Business > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 646.221.5602 (mobile) > 158 Lafayette St. 2nd Floor > NY, NY 10013 > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
