hydrocarbons21.com: U.S. NGO Measures HFC Leaks in Grocery Aisles
In a months-long investigation of 45 grocery stores in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the Environmental Investigation Agency found “measurable leaks” of HFC refrigerants in the refrigerated aisles at 57% of the stores.
EIA investigators brought leak detectors into the stores to measure leaks starting at 2ppm, and used an infrared camera at one store to show HFCs leaking out onto products in an open refrigerated display case. In a few cases, leaks were still present months later…