Stratospheric ozone protection: An EPA engineering perspective
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5830566
The paper discusses stratospheric ozone protection from an EPA engineering perspective. Chlorine released in the atmosphere is a major factor in depleting the stratospheric ozone protective layer in the atmosphere. The Montreal Protocol as amended in 1990 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 address the limits and schedules to be placed on chlorine- and bromine-containing chemicals. The status of technology solutions to the problem for chlorofluorocarbons, halons, methylchloroform, and carbon tetrachloride in the major use areas of refrigeration, foam, aerosols, fire protection, and solvents is discussed. Included are cooperative efforts involving academia, industry, the U.S. Government, and nations who are contributing to the success that is being achieved.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5830566
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-136894/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLOROFORM
COOPERATION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FREONS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OZONE
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
SOLVENTS
STRATOSPHERE
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLOROFORM
COOPERATION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FREONS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OZONE
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
SOLVENTS
STRATOSPHERE