CONTENTS                                                  May-Jun 2001

THE SCIENCE OF OZONE LAYER
Low ozone depletion over Northern Hemisphere Ö Womb of ozone-eating clouds Ö Researchers detect springtime ozone voids Ö Sea salt chemicals initiate ozone destruction

IN THE NEWS
Tomatoes grown without applying methyl bromide Ö Multilayer structures protect ozone layer Ö ExCom sanctions fresh funds for UNIDO Ö Conference on refrigeration and air-conditioning Ö UNEP’s B2B portal Ö Recovering banned ODS Ö New range of frost-free refrigerators Ö Review of Commonwealth ozone protection legislation Ö Malaysia enforces reduction on ODS imports Ö Label for recycled ODS Ö Largest ever grants for ODS substitution Ö ASHRAE approves position paper on ODS Ö Anti-ODS action in Fiji

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Asthma medications Ö Refrigerant leak detector

R&D IDEAS
Alternatives to methyl bromide

METHYL BROMIDE
Application technology for injecting fumigant Ö Natural products for organic farmers Ö Managing root diseases of strawberry

REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING
Thermoelectric refrigeration Ö New joint venture Ö Liquid thermoelectric heat exchanger Ö New cryocooler Ö R-134a replacement

SOLVENTS
Eco-friendly, economical ethyl lactate solvents Ö CFC-free solvents for electronic assemblies Ö Heavy-duty degreaser Ö New solvent Ö New addition to line of CFC-113 replacements Ö Ultrasonic cleaning systems

HALONS
New fire suppressing agent Ö Inert gas-based extinguisher Ö Water mist systems Ö Integrated fire extinguisher Ö Piston flow system

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