Latest Ozone depletion Stories
A University of Colorado Boulder professor is leading a major NASA airborne science campaign this summer that will probe weather patterns and air pollution over a vast expanse of North America that have potential global climate consequences. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) June 06, 2013 A University of Colorado Boulder professor is leading a major NASA airborne science campaign this summer that will probe weather patterns and air pollution over a vast expanse of North America that have potential...
[ Watch the Video: What is Global Warming ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, according to new research from the University of Waterloo published Thursday in the International Journal of Modern Physics B. Qing-Bin Lu, a professor of physics and astronomy, biology and chemistry at the University of Waterloo, arrived at this conclusion after conducting an in-depth...
New Solstice(TM) Performance Fluid Provides Safe and Effective Precision Cleaning MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its new low-global-warming-potential solvent for precision cleaning of metal and electronics components has received final approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The approval allows the company's new Solstice(TM) Performance Fluid (PF) to be used in precision cleaning applications such as...
New Products Continue to Provide Impetus STONEY CREEK, Ontario, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chancery Resources, Inc. (OTC: CCRY), a provider of ozone-based sanitation services that is to change its name to AirTrona International Inc., today reported that the response to its Franchise Opportunity has continued to be extremely strong. The re-packaged franchise model is a turn-key business opportunity for those focused on low overhead, green product offerings, and a large growth...
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Investigation Agency -- Japan has announced new legislation to phase-down the "super" greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), joining the European Union and Australia in regulating and phasing down HFCs domestically. The revision of the European F-Gas Regulation to implement a systemic phase-down of HFCs is in full-swing in the EU and Australia implemented a carbon tax on HFCs last year. The United States is the...
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy (Alliance), an industry coalition, today released a report detailing that the U.S. fluorocarbon industry's total annual sale of goods and services amounts to $158 billion. "The role of fluorocarbons in both stratospheric ozone protection and global climate change has generated a need for governments, policymakers, and scientists to understand the scope of the industry, usage...
Company Enjoys Positive Response from Expo Attendees STONEY CREEK, Ontario, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chancery Resources, Inc. (OTC: CCRY), a provider of ozone-based sanitation services that is to change its name to AirTrona International Corp., today reported on its attendance at this past weekend's Business Exchange Franchise and Investment Expo held at Toronto's Direct Energy Centre. At the Expo, AirTrona's presentation was the focal point of those interested in service...
Air pollution from wildland fires and urban and agricultural areas in California is diminishing air quality at Devils Postpile National Monument, according to a recent study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Dr. Andrzej Bytnerowicz, a research ecologist from the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station, and a team of scientists measured air quality at Devils Postpile National Monument in the eastern Sierra Nevada and found occasionally high concentrations...
Revolutionary Technology uses Element Six's Boron-Doped Synthetic Diamond to Turn Common Tap Water into a Powerful, Chemical-Free Sanitizer, which Kills 99.9 Percent of Common Bacteria SEVILLE, Spain, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials and member of the De Beers Group of Companies, today announced that Electrolytic Ozone Inc., a member of the Technologies Division at Element Six, has been selected from 300 entries as one...
A research team from Birkbeck, University of London, Royal Holloway University and Uppsala University in Sweden, have helped explain how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our lungs. In a study published in Langmuir, the team used neutrons from the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble and the UK's ISIS Neutron Source to observe how even a relatively low dose of ozone attacks lipid molecules that line...
