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The road to zero ozone depletion

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Abstract
Humankind's direct contributions to the growing damage of the ozone layer and the environment in general has drawn attention in the past decades, culminating in the 1987's Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This article discusses what the ozone is, the CFCs and Halonsconsidered Class I or Class II ozone-depleting substances (ODSs), and how recent regulations such as the Montreal Protocol affect polyiso blowing agents and the roofing industry they are crucial to.
Date
4/2001
Author(s)
Richard Roe
Page(s)
29-34
Keyword(s)
ozone depletion; global warming; polyisoc


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