In its supporting documents explaining the rationale behind proposed changes to its Risk Management Program rule under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency highlights how the changes seek to better prepare facilities in the event of an accidental release.

Sodium hypochlorite and chlorine gas have been used for microbiological control of cooling water systems for more than 40 years.

Trends and activities in globalization, technology, regulation, environmental and community stewardship, and industry consolidation have dramatically affected the cold storage industry in the last decade. 

In recent years, process safety management (PSM) has emerged as one of the hottest topics in the cooling realm.

Ammonia was among the early refrigerants, first used in 1850 in France1 in mechanical systems.