EPA Hits Seafood Firms for Illegal Imports of Refrigerant
American Seafoods Co. and Pacific Longline Co., both of Seattle, agreed to phase out the use of ozone depleting refrigerants, implement a comprehensive leak detection and repair program aboard a number of their vessels and pay a penalty to resolve…
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federal Clean Air Act violations, including the illegal import of ozone-depleting refrigerants, the Environmental Protection Agency said. The consent decree was lodged at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle. The EPA said that, between 2006 and 2009, American Seafoods and Pacific Longline imported and used 70,000 kg of R-22 refrigerant without holding valid allowances.