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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s new motor fuel testing laboratory performed on a par with some of the best labs in the United States in a round-robin exercise earlier this month.
The fuel lab, located in Frankfort, is operated by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
“I congratulate the fuel lab staff on their excellent work,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. “These results prove our commitment to quality and accuracy as we strive to protect Kentucky consumers. We will get even better as we gain experience.”
Kentucky was tested for octane testing, distillation testing and relative vapor pressure testing. The Great Lakes Region Sample Exchange Group exercise included 28 labs from the eastern half of the country. Other participating labs were with major refineries such as BP, Citgo, Marathon, Mobil and Murphy Oil USA; top commercial laboratories such as Intertek-Caleb Brett, Southwest Research, and Waukesha, and government labs in Michigan and Missouri.
KDA technicians are continuing to install fuel testing equipment. The lab is testing fuel in response to consumer complaints, and the Department plans for the lab to begin testing random samples and seek contracts to test for outside agencies later this year.
The $1.65 million lab opened in 2008. When fully operational, the lab will have the capacity to test more than 20,000 samples per year –enough to more than adequately sample motor fuels in Kentucky and offer contract services to other agencies and other states.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is responsible for testing motor fuel to make sure it is at the correct octane level and is free of irregularities and banned substances such as MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether). The KDA also tests motor fuel pumps for accuracy.
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