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Fugitive Emissions: Understanding API Standards for Valves & Packing

By Greg Cole

API Emissions Standards

Since the introduction of the U.S. Clean Air Act in 1963, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and individual states have set increasingly stringent consent decrees for fugitive emissions from industrial facilities. Many companies have implemented Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs, and industry groups have focused efforts on helping member companies decrease valve emissions.  Most […]

Filed Under: Valve Packing Tagged With: API 624, API 641, API Standards, fugitive emissions, Valve Emissions Testing

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