chemical legislation and regulation limitations
- Early 1970's-present: An overview of policy over time in response to ozone depletion
- 1980-81: Hearing: EPA proposed rule-making on CFCs and its impact on small businesses
- September 16, 1987: 27 nations signed a global environmental treaty, the Montreal Protocol
depleting substances
- Restrictions on production of CFC-11, -12, -113, -114, -115, and the Halons
(chemicals used as a fire extinguishing agents)
- July 11, 1990: Hearing in London: CFC reduction, technology transfer to the developing world
- 1996: U.S. eliminated production and import of:
- carbon tetrachloride
- trichloroethane
- hydrobromofluorocarbons
references
"CFC Reduction: Technology Transfer to the Developing World." ProQuest. N.p., 11 July 1990. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
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"Montreal Protocol 20." Lecture. Nairobi, Kenya. United Nations Environment Programme, 2007. Web. 20 Apr. 2013.
Morrisette, Peter M. "The Evolution of Policy Responses to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion." Natural Resources Journal 29.3 (1989): 793-.
ProQuest. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
"EPA Proposed Rulemaking on Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Its Impact on Small Business." ProQuest. N.p., 15 July 1981. Web. 24 Apr.
2013.
"Montreal Protocol 20." Lecture. Nairobi, Kenya. United Nations Environment Programme, 2007. Web. 20 Apr. 2013.
Morrisette, Peter M. "The Evolution of Policy Responses to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion." Natural Resources Journal 29.3 (1989): 793-.
ProQuest. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.