ShareEPA tests prove emissions of HCFC123 below limits.
Type of article: Article, Review
Summary
Tests in the USA, by the Environmental Protection Agency on 5 large chiller installations, indicate that amounts of R123 in plant room air are well below the recommended exposure limits during normal maintenance and refrigerant transfer procedures. 2 of the rooms had no mechanical ventilation and one of these was a basement. The highest time-weighted average exposure recorded was 0.62 ppm. D.W.H.
Details
- Original title: EPA tests prove emissions of HCFC123 below limits.
- Record ID : 1992-2575
- Languages: English
- Source: Air Cond. Heat. Refrig. News - vol. 184 - n. 18
- Publication date: 1991/12/30
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
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Themes:
Refrigerants, secondary refrigerants: general information;
HCFCs - Keywords: Machine room; Toxicity; R123; Review; Refrigerant
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