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Environmental Quality Branch
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION
1.
The Science, Impacts and Control Measures
Stratospheric
Ozone Depletion
April
2002
Human-caused
emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) have caused a
serious thinning of the stratospheric ozone layer. This fact
sheet summarizes the causes and impacts of ozone depletion,
how governments are working to stop the release of ODS, and
how we can all help. There is also a section on protecting yourself
from the sun's harmful rays.
Depletion
of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer: The Science, Impacts and Mitigation
Measures
October
1997
(135 KB / 27 pages)
Stratospheric Ozone
Layer (Pacific and Yukon Region, Environment
Canada)
Environment
Canada's Pacific and Yukon Region website covers a wide range
of issues affecting British Columbia, including weather, ozone
depletion, global climate change, air, water, and nature.
Canada's
Ozone Layer Protection Programs (Environment
Canada)
This
website describes Canada's efforts to protect the ozone layer
and meet international commitments. It also explains how provinces
and territories, industries and individuals have to stop emissions
of ozone-depleting substances, by meeting national regulations
and codes of practices.

2.
B.C.'s Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation
Ozone-Depleting
Substances and Other Halocarbons Regulation
November
1999
In
February 1993, the B.C. government passed a regulation to control
ozone-depleting substances (ODS) stored in products and equipment,
and encourage consumers and industry to use environmentally
safe alternatives. Originally called the Ozone-Depleting Substances
Regulation, the regulation covered all CFCs, halons and HCFCs,
as well as methyl chloroform and carbon tetrachloride.
This regulation
was amended in November 1999 (mainly to include HFCs and PCFs,
and strengthen certain requirements). It is now called the Ozone-Depleting
Substances and Other Halocarbons Regulation.

3.
Vehicle Air Conditioners and Ozone Depletion
B.C.'s
Ban on CFCs in Vehicle Air Conditioners: What You Should Know
November 2000
It is illegal
in British Columbia to charge or recharge any motor vehicle
air conditioner (MVAC) with CFCs, under the Ozone-Depleting
Substances and Other Halocarbons Regulation. If your MVAC
system uses CFC-12 (also called Freon-12 or R-12), it will have
to be retrofitted to operate on an ozone-friendly refrigerant,
the next time it needs servicing. This fact sheet provides more
details on your options.
What the CFC Ban Means for the
Automotive Technician
November 2000
Any technician
servicing or retrofitting a motor vehicle air conditioning (MVAC)
system containing an ozone-depleting substance (ODS) must have
successfully completed the government-approved ODs Environmental
Awareness Course, as well as an MVAC course. Here is a short
guide to the training available, and how to get it.

4. Halon Management
Industry/Agency
Management Plans for Halons in Fire-Fighting Equipment: 1996
— 2001
These reports
examine the amount of halons in B.C. that were in system, banked,
decommissioned or released into the environment in 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999 and 2001. They also examine regional and company/agency
details and compare the reports' totals with past years.
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(46 KB / 15 pages) |
| 2000 |
(186 KB / 12 pages) |
| 1999 |
(54 KB / 12 pages) |
| 1998 |
(163 KB / 12 pages) |
| 1997 |
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| 1996 |
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