Testing group sets biodiesel standard
The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) has created a standard, Specification D 6751, the sets the bar for all U.S. biodiesel production. Steve Howell, chairman of the ASTM Biodiesel Standards Task Force, said the standard would help protect consumers from poor products and reduce the cost of buying and selling biodiesel. "While many adopted the provisional specification in 1999, those