Ozone depleting substances (ODS)
What are ozone depleting substances?
Ozone depleting substances (ODS) are those substances which deplete the ozone layer and are widely used in refrigerators, air-conditioners, fire extinguishers, in dry cleaning, as solvents for cleaning, electronic equipment and as agricultural fumigants.
Ozone depleting substances include:
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
- Halon
- Carbon tetrachloride, Methyl chloroform
- Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs)
- Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
- Methyl bromide
- Bromochloromethane (BCM)
The Commonwealth Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 controls the manufacture, import and export of all these ozone depleting substances in Australia. See Legislation and Regulations: Ozone and Synthetic Greenhouse Gases.
Trade names of ozone depleting substances
'Inventory of Trade Names of Chemical Products Containing Ozone Depleting Substances and their Alternatives' is an information paper provided by the United Nations Environment Programme's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics.
- Download Inventory of Trade Names of Chemical Products Containing Ozone Depleting Substances and their Alternatives from the United Nations Environment Programme web site
Alternatives to ozone depleting substances
- Methyl Bromide Alternatives Information System (MBAIS) - DAFF database
- AQIS - ICON Database - search facility to identify Methyl Bromide alternatives
- SNAP Program (US EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy)
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Foam Blowing
- Solvent Cleaning
- Fire Extinguishing
- List of Substitutes
Links to frequently asked questions and ozone hole science
- Bureau of Meteorology
- United Nations Environment Program - Ozone Secretariat
- United States of America - Climate Prediction Center
- Australian Antarctic Division
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