Energy effects of ending the Department of Defense's use of chemicals that deplete stratospheric ozone
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 require that U.S. manufacturers phase out the production of an important class of chemicals by the end of the century. In an executive order in February 1992, President Bush accelerated the phaseout to the beginning of 1996. This phaseout is expected to affect operations in the Department of Defense (DoD). Based on recent modeling and data collection, a scientific and political consensus has formed around the idea that emissions of these man-made chemicals deplete stratospheric ozone. These 'ozone depleting chemicals' or ODCs include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform. The United States is the largest user of these chemicals in the world, and DoD is the largest user of these chemicals in the United States.
- Research Organization:
- Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6907847
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-282361/5/XAB; CNN: MDA903-90-C-0004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AROMATICS
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
CLIMATIC CHANGE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT