Success of EPA's stratospheric-ozone engineering research

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6646790

Rhodes, W J; Shapiro, P S

The paper summarizes recent successes in, as well as work in progress (with the cooperation of industry) on, EPA's stratospheric ozone engineering research. The Montreal Protocol and U.S. regulations implementing the Protocol necessitate that engineering solutions be found and implemented to avoid the use of certain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons. CFCs and halons are used for solvents, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, foams, and fire protection. Nearly all EPA activities in this program involve pollution prevention as the first alternative. This includes alternative processes, alternative chemicals, alternative means of accomplishing the desired service, and recycling. Industry cooperation is needed in order to take advantage of industry's expertise, to get industry to buy into the solution, to conserve valuable time and resources, and to implement results rapidly. Since the problem will be solved only through international efforts, the U.S. is also placing high priority on technical assistance to developing countries.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6646790
• Report Number(s): PB-90-246265/XAB; EPA--600/D-90/084
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
COLLOIDS
COOPERATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
FREONS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
LAYERS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE LAYER
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLS
SOLVENTS
STRATOSPHERE
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS