Environmental issues Montreal Protocol

Title VI of the CAA deals with chemicals, CFCs, and other ozone depleting substances (ODS) that can cause deterioration of the stratospheric ozone layer. Some of these chemicals are used as solvents in cleaning operations (cleaning of metals, electronics, and precision equipment), coatings, adhesives, and inks. Their production and use have been banned both domestically and internationally (except for a few countries). An unprecedented international effort by 20 countries and the Commission of the European Communities resulted in the 1987 Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol became effective on January 1, 1989. In the U.S., the CAA Amendments of 1990 were the domestic response to such a critical environmental issue of global proportions and provided EPA with the regulatory agenda. 

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