R22 and R134a emissions double, even triple, in summer
2015-02-14
In a recent article “Global emissions of refrigerants HCFC-22 and HFC-134a: unforeseen seasonal contributions” published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, B. Xiang et al. present the results of in situ observations of R22 and R134a taken from research aircraft over the Pacific Ocean in a 3-year span (2009-2012) combined with long-term ground observations from global surface sites.
