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Common Ozone-Depleting Substances and Some Alternatives

… Common Ozone-Depleting Substances and Some Alternatives Substance Uses Ozone Depleting Potential* Global Warming … potential (GWP) is the ratio of warming caused by a substance compared to the warming caused by a similar mass of …
23 Apr 2025 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

… (�) Alternative CAS name: 1-Octanesulfonamide, N,N'- … foam]. TA-2139.. (�) Buser, A., Morf, L. 2009. Substance flow analysis of PFOS and PFOA in Switzerland. …
23 Apr 2025 Document

Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… bomb explosions are recommended as the best available alternative to fenthion, although they also have negative … FOR QUELEA CONTROL 5 2.1. Chemical Control 6 2.1.1. Alternative pesticides 6 2.1.2. Bird repellents including … America where it is classified as an extremely hazardous substance. Similarly it is not registered for use in the …
23 Apr 2025 Document

Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

… co-operation in the research, development and transfer of alternative technologies relating to the control and … means the Secretariat of the Convention. 4. “Controlled substance” means a substance in Annex A, Annex B, Annex C, … applications where other more environmentally suitable alternative substances or technologies are not available; (b) …
23 Apr 2025 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)

… November 2007, Norway was commissioned to issue a guide of alternative flame retardants to c-PentaBDE. The Norwegian … ................................................ 12 5. Alternative flame retardants and alternative technical … would strengthen the case for the use of the particular substance for any specific market. The Index of Flame …
23 Apr 2025 Document

The Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… depletion, its environmental effects and the status of alternative substances and technologies and their economic …
23 Apr 2025 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Obligations - The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… developing countries to switch as quickly as possible to alternative substances and technologies. 2.3. Dealing with … as well as developing countries. A new ozone depleting substance, bromochloromethane was added to the Protocol and …
23 Apr 2025 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Win-win solutions for the climate and the ozone layer

… Increase the use of ammonia, hydrocarbons (HCs) and other alternative 2. Increase the use of ammonia, hydrocarbons (HCs) and other alternative substances that do not contribute to global … supermarket systems include replacing CFCs and HCFCs with alternative refrigerants, improving containment and adopting …
23 Apr 2025 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… allow recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses of POPs, and it prohibits their improper … allow recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses of POPs, and it prohibits their improper … programmes, train specialists, and develop and disseminate alternative chemicals and solutions. The idea is to create a …
23 Apr 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… NOTES Non-toxic Environment Strategy ODS Ozone-depleting substance PBT Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic PCB … necessarily ensure more solid results. Prioritisation and alternative monitoring approaches are needed, as well as … • increase ecodesign and non-chemical solutions; • use of alternative business models, focusing on selling services …
23 Apr 2025 Document