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distributed free of charge and is not to be sold.  \nTable of Contents  \nA Message from David Johnson, ASE President & CEO...............................3  \nFrom Air Conditioning to Thermal Management............................................4  \nTerms and Acronyms...................................................................................... 5  \nRefrigerants and Their Impact on Health and the Environment .................. 6  \nR-12 – From Miracle to Menace............................................................................................... 6  \nRisks and Effects of Excess UV Radiation............................................................................... 6  \nFrom Ozone Depletion to Global Warming .............................................................................. 7  \nEnvironmental Impact of MVAC Refrigerants........................................................................... 7  \nEPA Regulations ............................................................................................... 9  \nSection 609 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ........................................................... 9  \nSection 82.34-Prohibitions and required practices................................................................. 9  \nSection 82.36-Approved refrigerant handling equipment ....................................................... 9  \nSection 82.42-Certification, recordkeeping and public notification requirements ................ 11  \nSection 608 Programs-Differences and Overlap.................................................................. 11  \nVenting Prohibited .................................................................................................................. 11  \nAlternative Refrigerants .................................................................................. 12  \nRefrigerant Sales Restriction ................................................................................................. 12  \nSNAP Overview ..................................................................................................................... 12  \nThe U.S. AIM Act .................................................................................................................... 12  \nAcceptable and Unacceptable Substitutes in MVAC......................................................... 13-14  \nRetrofitting .............................................................................................................................. 15  \nMVAC System Hoses ............................................................................................................. 15  \nRefrigerant Fitting Sizes ......................................................................................................... 16  \nCaution with Flammable Refrigerants, Including Hydrocarbon Refrigerants ......................... 16  \nNext Generation Air Conditioning Systems ............................................................................ 16  \nResponsible Refrigerant Management .......................................................... 18  \nSafety First ............................................................................................................................. 18  \nRecovery/Recycling/Recharge Equipment............................................................................. 18  \nBest Practices for Working with Refrigerant Systems ............................................................ 19  \nUsed R-134a Refrigerant from Non-Mobile Sources ............................................................. 20  \nChecking Recycled R-12 and R-134a Stored in Portable Containers ................................... 20  \nHow to Recover Refrigerant on R-12 and R-134a Systems .................................................. 21  \nPortable 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