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California Moves to Strengthen PFAS Regulations — HFO-1234yf May Be Affected
Crackdown on “Forever Chemicals” Intensifies — Refrigerant Industry Faces Pressure to Adapt At the ATMO America Summit in June 2025, Anna Reade, Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), highlighted growing resist... -
Energy Efficiency and Performance Assessment of Air-to-Air Heat Pumps in the UK
Performance Gap Between Ratings and Real-World Use: Enhancing Trust Through Standards and Innovation Air-to-air heat pumps are considered an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fossil fuel heating systems. They use a sma... -
Australian Refrigeration Council Releases Draft Statement on PFAS
Navigating the PFAS Debate: Balancing Science and Policy in the Refrigerant Industry On June 26, 2025, Refrigerants Australia released a draft position statement on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), aiming to bring scientific c... -
New Environmental Risks from HFO Refrigerants: The Threat of TFA and the Future of PFAS Regulation
TFA: The Hidden “Forever Chemical” in Low-GWP HFO Refrigerants Raises New Environmental Concerns The global phase-out of ozone-depleting refrigerants such as CFCs and HCFCs under the Montreal Protocol, and the gradual reduction of high-G...
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