Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

The stratospheric ozone layer is Earth's “sunscreen” – protecting living things from too much ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Ozone Protection under Title VI of the Clean Air Act | US EPA

The ozone layer lies approximately 15-40 kilometers (10-25 miles) above the Earth's surface, in the stratosphere. Depletion of this layer by ...

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

The Montreal Protocol, finalized in 1987, is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone ...

40 CFR Part 82 -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone - eCFR

This subpart applies to any person that produces, transforms, destroys, imports or exports a controlled substance or imports or exports a controlled product.

Stratospheric Ozone Protection (Refrigerants)

The Stratospheric Ozone Protection program addresses compliance with Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Title VI, which regulates Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) ...

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Updates Related to the Use of ...

This action establishes recordkeeping and reporting requirements for uses of ozone-depleting substances as process agents and updates ...

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Updates Related to the Use of ...

This action proposes to establish recordkeeping and reporting requirements for uses of ozone-depleting substances as process agents and to ...

40 CFR Part 82 -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone - eCFR

The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is a continuously updated online version of the CFR. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR.

... stratospheric ozone layer. This final rule is effective on 12 November 2024. POC is John Feather, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office ...

Stratospheric Ozone Protection - Sierra Club

The Sierra Club supports such limitations on human activities as may be necessary to protect the stratospheric ozone layer, which shields life on the ...

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Incorporation of Clean Air Act ...

GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule on reducing the emission of Class I, Group VI substances. This rule contains the...

Ozone Layer Protection | WESR - World Environment Situation Room

Those chemicals, along with others found to destroy stratospheric ozone, are collectively known as ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). Apart from the CFCs, other ...

Preserving the Ozone Layer - the United Nations

“We celebrate 35 years of the Montreal Protocol's success in protecting the stratospheric ozone layer against synthetic chemicals that also ...

Stratospheric Ozone - Environmental Protection Network

Stratospheric ozone occurs naturally in the upper atmosphere, where it forms a protective layer that shields us from the sun's harmful ...

42 USC CHAPTER 85, SUBCHAPTER VI - U.S. Code

42 USC CHAPTER 85, SUBCHAPTER VI: STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION. From Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 85—AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL ...

89 FR 82414 - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Updates Related ...

Summary. This action establishes recordkeeping and reporting requirements for uses of ozone-depleting substances as process agents and updates ...

Stratospheric Ozone Protection Under Title VI of the Clean Air Act

The Amendments added Title VI, Stratospheric Ozone Protection, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect the stratospheric ozone layer.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

The ozone layer acts like a shield in the upper atmosphere (the stratosphere), to protect life on Earth from harmful ultra- violet (UV ) radiation. In 1974, ...

40 - Law.Cornell.Edu - Cornell University

40 CFR Part 82 - PART 82—PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE · CFR · State Regulations.

Federal Rules: PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE ...

PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: EXTENSION OF THE LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USE EXEMPTION FOR ESSENTIAL CLASS I OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES; ...