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Refrigerant Leak Prevention and Detection

  • Emerson: Understanding Leak Detection and Implementing Effective Programs (2015) 
  • RealZero (UK): Designing out Leaks: Design Standards and Practices (2015)
  • The Institute of Refrigeration: Reducing refrigerant emissions and leakage (2010) 

Sustainability Trends

  • CCRRC: Sustainability in Retailing (2012)

The Supermarket Industry

  • EIA: Technical Report on Energy Efficiency in HFC-Free Supermarket Refrigeration (2018)
  • EIA: Supermarkets Shift to HFC-Free Commercial Refrigeration Worldwide (2016)
  • EIA: Chilling Facts VI: Closing the Door on HFCs (2014)
  • EIA: Chilling Facts V: Retailers on the Cusp of a Global Cooling Revolution (2013)
  • EIA: Chilling Facts IV: HFC-free cooling goes mainstream (2012)
  • EIA: HFC-Free Technologies are Available in the US Market for the Supermarket-Retail Refrigeration Sector (2012)

Environmental Impact Studies

  • Carbon Trust: Refrigeration Roadmap (2012) 
  • UBA Study: Comparative assessment of the climate relevance of supermarket refrigeration systems and equipment (2009) 

Low-GWP Refrigerants

  • UL: Revisiting Flammable Refrigerants (2011) 

Ozone Depletion and Climate Change

  • NOAA: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018 
  • National Climate Data Center: The State of the Climate 
  • UNEP: Out of the Maze: Montreal Protocol, Climate Benefits and the Green Economy (2010)
  • UNEP: New report highlights two-way link between ozone layer and climate change (2010) 

Useful Links

  • EPA: Supermarket Industry Q&A on R-22 Use
  • EPA: Science of Ozone Depletion
  • EPA: Health and Environmental Effects of Ozone Layer Depletion
  • EPA: Lists of Ozone-Depleting Substances
  • EPA: List of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Refrigerants in Retail Food Refrigeration
  • RealZero
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  • EPA: GreenChill Refrigerant Receiver Level Chart
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Last updated on April 6, 2022