A Do-It-Yourself Fuel

Tara Cordner

Produced by households 5

Harmful to environment 5

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Refined Petroleum 20

Heavy mineral oil 10

Viscometric Performance Specifications 10

Hydrocracker 10

Catalytic dewaxing 10

Hydrofinishing 10

High Viscosity Indexing 10

Low viscosity index base oils 10

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Lubricant 14

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There aren't any 14

Minor effects on health 14

Some serious effects 14

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1 Quart = ruin millions of gallons 5

Pollute streams, rivers, and wetlands 5

Buffer zone reduction 5

Annihilation!

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The Big Picture:◦ Town requirements

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◦ Oil Collection Centers 14

Close Up:◦ DO NOT 14

Mix Burn Dump

Works great for weed and dust control!

Oh- did we forget to mention crowd control?

Call your town hall

◦ Killingworth: (860) 663-1765 1

Has oil tank at transfer station

◦ Haddam: (860) 345-8531 Has oil tank at transfer station

Made from refined petroleum Used as gear lubricant in engines Hazardous to aquatic wildlife

◦ Kills trees, plants, and fish◦ Destroys buffer zone

State law for towns to provide used-oil containers

Call your town hall to find out where yours is!

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