CONTENTS                                                  Mar-Apr 2001

THE SCIENCE OF OZONE LAYER
WMO report on ozone Ö Ozone hole may be closing Ö Update on ozone hole Ö Good news on ozone front Ö Ozone in the Arctic vortex during 2000/01 winter

ODS PHASE-OUT IN INDIA
UNEP data compliance report

IN THE NEWS
Businesses get help to protect ozone layer Ö Clock ticking for HCFCs Ö CFC freeze: country status Ö Initiative to raise awareness on methyl bromide Ö SP34E™ added to SNAP list Ö Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol Ö New tool to protect stratospheric ozone Ö CFC replacement in China Ö China urged to restrict sale of methyl bromide Ö Eco-friendly air-conditioning products in India Ö Integrated pest management for flour mills

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Useful products from hydro-bromo-chloromethane/ethane Ö New process to treat CFC refrigerants and halons Ö Additive to enhance system performance Ö Plastic extinguishers Ö New CFC-free inhalers Ö New chiller products

R&D IDEAS
Alternative magnesium cover gases reduce GHG emissions Ö Alternative fumigant for strawberry growers Ö Methyl bromide-free tomatoes

REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING
Portable refrigerant recovery and recycling unit Ö One-step charging on R-134a systems Ö Ozone-friendly refrigerant Ö New refrigerant fluids Ö New refrigerants Ö Innovative temperature-controlled transport system

SOLVENTS
CFC-free cleaning solution Ö New cleaning systems Ö CFC-free dry surface cleaning Ö Cleaning of photocopiers

HALONS
Clean agent suppression systems Ö Alternative to halon-1301 Ö Halonalternative Ö New fire suppressant Ö Replacement for halon-1211 and -1301 Ö Halon alternative fire extinguishing agent

FOAMS
New spray/pour foam system Ö New foam technology

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