EPA pump survey results.
Data from EPA's ULSD pump survey from the Fourth Quarter of 2006 through the Fourth Quarter of 2009 indicate that more than 99 percent of highway diesel fuel pumps are now dispensing Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) and that the sulfur content of the fuel is less than 7 parts per million (ppm).
Results of the consortium ULSD surveys,
September 2006 through the Fourth Quarter of 2009
| |
Number
of
Pumps
Sampled |
Pumps
not
Labeled |
Pumps
not
Labeled
Dispensing
ULSD |
Pumps
Labeled
LSD |
Pumps
Labeled
LSD
Dispensing
ULSD |
Pumps
Labeled
ULSD |
Avg.
Sulfur
Content
of
Pumps
Labeled
ULSD
(ppm) |
Pumps
Labeled
ULSD
not
meeting
ULSD
Sulfur
Standard |
Overall
% of
Pumps
Dispensing
ULSD |
4Q 2006
(plus Sept.) |
1,571 |
11.5% |
9.6% |
40.8% |
29.7% |
47.7% |
10.6 |
2.2% |
85.0% |
| 1Q 2007 |
1,569 |
9.6% |
8.2% |
22.8% |
16.3% |
67.2% |
7.2 |
1.0% |
91.0% |
| 2Q 2007 |
1,550 |
7.0% |
6.3% |
15.2% |
8.4% |
77.9% |
7.0 |
1.0% |
91.7% |
| 3Q 2007 |
1,631 |
5.4% |
4.7% |
9.3% |
5.5% |
85.3% |
7.7 |
0.86% |
94.7% |
| 4Q 2007 |
1,551 |
5.7% |
4.7% |
9.2% |
5.5% |
85.1% |
7.2 |
0.77% |
95.2% |
| 1Q 2008 |
1,204 |
4.8% |
4.4% |
6.6% |
3.9% |
88.5% |
7.1 |
0.33% |
96.7% |
| 2Q 2008 |
1,125 |
4.1% |
3.7% |
5.7% |
4.3% |
90.2% |
7.6 |
0.44% |
97.8% |
| 3Q 2008 |
1,096 |
6.0% |
6.0% |
5.2% |
3.3% |
88.8% |
7.2 |
0.27% |
97.8% |
| 4Q 2008 |
1,130 |
4.2% |
4.0% |
5.5% |
3.7% |
90.3% |
7.0 |
0.44% |
97.5% |
| 1Q 2009 |
1,116 |
5.7% |
5.7% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
91.2% |
6.7 |
0.45% |
98.7% |
| 2Q 2009 |
1,121 |
6.8% |
6.5% |
4.3% |
2.9% |
88.9% |
7.2 |
0.62% |
97.7% |
| 3Q 2009 |
1,118 |
7.1% |
6.9% |
4.4% |
3.3% |
88.6% |
7.3 |
0.27% |
98.5% |
| 4Q 2009 |
1,145 |
7.4% |
6.4% |
4.3% |
2.9% |
89.4% |
6.9 |
0.09% |
99.4% |
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, December 2009
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