CONTENTS                                                  Mar-Apr 2002

THE SCIENCE OF OZONE LAYER
Ozone shrinking over Canada  Ö Ozone thins over Europe  Ö Future volcanic eruptions may cause Arctic ozone hole  Ö Investigating ozone depletion Ö WMO report on Antarctic ozone

ODS PHASE-OUT IN INDIA
Ecofrig project: Environment-friendly foam and refrigerant  Ö CFC-free components in refrigeration  Ö National survey of RAC service sector Ö CFC and non-CFC refrigerants in RAC service sector  Ö CFC-free asthma inhaler nears end of trials

IN THE NEWS
Water fights back  Ö Workshop on Montreal Protocol  Ö World Bank projects Ö International index of methyl bromide alternatives  Ö Map displays CFC trend  Ö Campaign against ODS  Ö Assistance for CFC conversions Ö Chinese R&D focusing on energy conservation  Ö Earth-friendly refrigerators Ö Carbon dioxide as refrigerant  Ö Eco-friendly PACs in Japan  Ö Slowdown in growth of greenhouse emissions  Ö Tools to aid MeBr phase-out

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
New cooling device  Ö Hot water heater based on CO2 refrigerant  Ö New range of fluorochemicals  Ö Software for managing leaks  Ö Hybrid gas generation fire suppression system

R&D IDEAS
Centrifugal chillers  Ö MeBr capture system  Ö Beans in lieu of MeBr? Ö Transforming CFCs

METHYL BROMIDE
Eliminating apple pests  Ö Smelly fungus may aid farmers  Ö Thermal pest management  Ö Mint oil as fumigant

REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING
CO2 as a cooling medium  Ö Helical compressor for energy savings  Ö New air-conditioning and heating system  Ö Revolutionary RAC  Ö Double-acting pulse tube electroacoustic system  Ö Solar absorption refrigerator

SOLVENTS
New non-CFC alternative  Ö New cleaning systems  Ö Process materials for metal and composite bonding

FOAMS
New technique for foam production

ODS DISPOSAL/RECYCLING
CFC recycling facility  Ö Recovering CFCs

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