Industry and the ozone hole: time is running out

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The enactment of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987 by 24 industrialized countries has spurred the development of alternative chemicals and products that are environmentally friendly. However, problems such as the growing chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) black market remain. Evidence has also shown that the damage to the ozone layer is far more extensive than initially projected. In response, the Montreal protocol sped up its phase-out targets for some ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFCs, halons, and methyl chloroforms.

All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial Organic Chemicals, Fluorocarbons, Fluoro & Chlorocarbons Pollutn, Standards, Causes of, Air pollution control, Chemical industry, Ozone layer depletion, Chlorofluorocarbons, Emissions (Pollution)

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EPA reconsiders dioxins, again

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is on the verge of finalizing its dioxin reassessment after announcing the chemical's carcinogenic properties for the first time in 1985. The EPA has now become more certain that dioxin can actually cause cancer in human beings. In addition, the reassessment hints that baseline exposure to dioxins can be detrimental to an individual's health. The agency will formulate regulations to control waste incinerator dioxin emissions, which are responsible for 95% of the environment's dioxin content.

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Dioxin, Toxic Substances Regulation, Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Industry regulations, Dioxins, Hazardous wastes

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Lack of support slows Superfund reform

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Interested parties, including the EPA and the insurance industry, agree that the Superfund program needs improvement. Legislators have been debating on several issues concerning Superfund such as cleanup costs, cleanup delays, degree of cleanup and choice of protection between human health or the environment. Liability for the costs to clean up Superfund sites, however, is the biggest issue, particularly for financially troubled small businesses and municipalities.

Pollution Control & Abatement, Analysis, Finance, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Pollution control, Superfund

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