The greatest concentration of microbes is present when there is water in fuel tanks. As the density of water is greater than fuel, the water will deposit to the bottom of tanks and in the worst-case scenario, lead to corrosion. This situation is worse with water being t in fuel tanks when they aircraft is not being used
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