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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 25, 1990                   TAG: 9004250409
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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EPA WOULD REQUIRE RECYCLING OF COOLANTS WASHINGTON - IN A MOVE THAT COULD

Most CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons, generally are let loose into the stratosphere when air conditioning and refrigeration units are serviced by pouring out and replacing Freon or other CFC-based coolants.

The EPA-proposed rule would ensure that ozone-depleting chemicals in air conditioners, refrigerators and other cooling systems are reused rather than released into the atmosphere. Auto air conditioning units tend to leak CFCs as they operate, while refrigerators and home and commercial air conditioners tend to be more securely sealed. Environmentalists emphasize that most of the CFCs from vehicle air conditioners are released during repair or replacement. - Los Angeles Times

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