EPA to cut US CFC production to protect ozone in stratosphere

Journal Article · Fri Dec 11 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.238.4833.1505· OSTI ID:6865410

Crawford, M

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to freeze and then halve emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in the United States over the next decade. The agency's 1 December announcement complies with a federal court order, the result of a lawsuit brought by an environmental group, that requires it to issue rules to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. Production of the chlorine-emitting compounds would not be reduced uniformly. Output of CFCs would be cut according to their capacity for destroying ozone, which shields animal and plant life from excessive levels of ultra violet radiation.

• OSTI ID: 6865410
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 238; ISSN SCIEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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