Fuel testing specialist Lintec Testing Services has warned that ongoing fuel contamination with chemical waste poses a potential risk to the health of ships' crews and the operation of vessels The chemical in question, styrene monomer, is frequently present in trace amounts in fuel due to problems encountered at refineries and chemical plants. However, a recent fuel stem in Rotterdam contained styrene contamination at a concentration of 4,000 ppm, many times the acceptable level, says Lintec.
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