CONTENTS                                                  Sep-Oct 2000

THE SCIENCE OF OZONE LAYER
Plants face risk of sunburns Ö Huge losses over Arctic Ö Air balloon released on Mt. Everest to study ozone Ö Ozone layer recovery

ODS PHASE-OUT IN INDIA
ExCom approved ODS phase-out projects

IN THE NEWS
Call for consumption watch Ö CD on ozone layer protection Ö Status of ODS phase-out process in China Ö Replacing CFC-chillers Ö Alternative paths for air-conditioning/refrigeration Ö Sri Lanka to phase out CFC use by 2005 Ö Information package on halon phase-out Ö Fighting ozone depletion Ö Ozone talks focus on developing countries Ö A new century of refrigerants Ö EPA finalizes decision on halon substitutes Ö Thirty ODSs banned in the Philippines Ö Control of ODS import and export in China

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Non-CFC spray cleaners for electronic equipment Ö Portable extinguishers Ö CO2 gas detection Ö CFC-free beclomethasone Ö Non-CFC propellants for water insoluble drugs Ö New air-conditioning kits Ö New systems for refrigerant recovery Ö New alternative blowing agent

R&D IDEAS
Short-time heat treatment for walnuts and almonds Ö CO2 as a refrigerant

METHYL BROMIDE
Nematicidal properties of iodinated hydrocarbons Ö New fumigant registered for Australian wildflowers Ö Propylene oxide could replace methyl bromide Ö New MeBr alternative Ö Portable phosphine fumigator Ö Search for alternatives Ö Report on efficacy and regulatory issues of Telone Ö Floating seed trays as MeBr replacement

REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING
New refrigerants Ö Ultra-low temperature freezers

SOLVENTS
Latest alternatives Ö Alternative motion picture film cleaning solvents

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