(AP) -- Phil DeVore pulls a folded piece of aluminum from a murky pond. The aluminum looks like a piece of siding that's blown off a building, but DeVore knows it's much more valuable than that. He slips a rubber band off the aluminum and unfolds it. He likes what he sees -- 50 or 60 glistening black leeches. They're your common ribbon leeches, Nephelopsis obscura to aquatic biologists.
Storing Used Oil. Used oil can be successfully stored in a cool, dark place for up to a month. Refrigeration or freezing increases the oilâs lifespan by several months. The oil may become cloudy during storage but this is not harmful and the oil will become clear upon reheating.
Refrigeration benefits most oils. If unopened, peanut oil and corn oil and other vegetable oils will keep for at least a year. Once opened, theyre good for four to six months. But peanut oil, like olive oil, which is high in monounsaturates, benefits more from storage in the refrigerator. Olive oil will keep for about 6 months in the cool, dark pantry, but up to a year in the refrigerator.