title: Effects of jet-fuel microbial isolates on a polyurethane foam.
abstract: Jet-fuel microbial isolates were studied for effects on a polyurethane foam material that has been proposed as a baffling material for use in aircraft fuel tanks. Evidence was found that a polyesterurethane foam gave increased cell counts and oxygen uptake with a bacterial isolate, and extensive matting with fragmentation and decreases in tensile strength of the foam with a fungal isolate. The polyurethane foam was affected by activity of the jet-fuel microbial isolates to an extent that would cause serious microbiological problems in the fuel tanks of jet aircraft.
authors.affiliation: Applied Science Laboratories, General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division, Fort Worth, Texas 76101.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Hedrick
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Crum