
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, April 24, 1993                   TAG: 9304240253
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

EMISSIONS RULES MADE ON COOLING SYSTEMS

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued final rules designed to halt the emission of ozone-depleting chemicals into the atmosphere during the servicing and disposal of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment.

The new requirements, which take effect in about two months, are expected to cut by more than one-half the annual emission of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone depleters.

The rules will not prevent continued use of ozone-depleting chemicals in cooling equipment, but do strictly control the handling of such substances so that they are recovered and recyled. - The Washington Post

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