The North American branch of Linde, has introduced an analytical gas standard specifically tailored to answer dry cleaning regulations. According to Linde, ‘it’s only a matter of time’ before these regulations spread.
The North American branch of Linde, has introduced an analytical gas standard specifically tailored to answer dry cleaning regulations.
Currently, five states – Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas – require testing of the soil around dry cleaning operations. However, as Michael Hayes, Head of Environmental Product Development for Linde North America stated, “it’s only a matter of time before these regulations spread across the country.”
“The potential problem stems from cleaning operations as far back as 50 years ago, a threat which remains significant today."
Michael Hayes, Head of Environmental Product Development
According to the firm, this is the first time environmental source testers have a standard for calibrating gas chromatographs for the sole purpose of analysing soils and groundwater that potentially contain harmful hydrocarbons in dry cleaning solvents.
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