Abstract

As the chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) industry races to develop alternatives to ozone-depleting CFCs and halons, the Environmental Protection Agency is forming its own strategy for reviewing the effects of the chemical substitutes on human health and the environment. We clearly do not want to blunder along and unwittingly create new health and environmental problems while solving the one we've targeted/' says Charles L. Elkins, director of EPA's office of toxic substances. With a little foresight and advance work, we can either avoid the use of any toxic substitutes or control exposure to them to an acceptable level. ...

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