Energy Effects of Ending the Department of Defense's Use of Chemicals that Deplete Stratospheric Ozone

Abstract

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 require that U.S. manufacturers phase out the production of an important class of chemicals by the end of the century. In an executive order in February 1992, President Bush accelerated the phaseout to the beginning of 1996. This phaseout is expected to affect operations in the Department of Defense (DoD). Based on recent modeling and data collection, a scientific and political consensus has formed around the idea that emissions of these man-made chemicals deplete stratospheric ozone. These 'ozone depleting chemicals' or ODCs include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform. The United States is the largest user of these chemicals in the world, and DoD is the largest user of these chemicals in the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA282361

Entities

People

  • Beth E. Lachman
  • Frank A. Camm

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Alkenes
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Circuit Boards
  • Climate Change
  • Energy Consumption
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Halogenated Hydrocarbons
  • Inertial Navigation
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Printed Circuits
  • Refrigeration Systems
  • United States
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Organic Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Space