Massive methane leak hits home

As California’s Aliso Canyon methane gas leak continues to rage, one home improvement company is pointing to its products as useful tools for the times.

Blueair says the California Air Resource Board (ARB) has agreed that several of Blueair’s models may help reduce the levels of the chemicals of concern in homes affected by the gas leak. 

The enormous eruption of methane from the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) natural gas storage facility in Aliso Canyon has caused the evacuation of thousands of homes, closed several schools and seen reports of acute nausea caused by the odor from the gas leaks.

“Blueair mobile indoor air purifiers are designed to help reduce indoor concentrations of odorous chemicals such as those from the Aliso Canyon leak, especially our Smokestop filter that comprise deep beds of activated carbon,” said Herman Pihlträd, president of Blueair Inc.

Pihlträd added that SoCalGas has ordered several hundred Blueair air-purifying units as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance support for residents in communities impacted by the Aliso Canyon storage facility leak.

The Southern California Gas Co is the United States’ largest natural gas distribution utility, providing service to 21.4 million consumers connected through 5.9 million meters in more than 500 communities.