According to AAA, modern gas stations install filters in their gas pumps that are meant to clean the gas before it reaches the nozzle. Some states require gas stations to use higher quality filters capable of catching fine particles, according to PetroClear's website. However, some states don’t have any legal standards requiring pump filters. Robert Ingham, sales director of PetroClear, a manufacturer of fuel dispenser filters, told VERIFY that any debris or water contamination at the bottom of a gas supply tank does get stirred up when fuel is pumped into the tank. That allows the debris and other contaminants to enter the intake pipe feeding the gas pumps.

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