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Documents

 
This section provides information that may assist you in implementing your halon management plan. It includes specific technical information on halon substitutes, recovery, recycling and destruction, as well as regional industry case studies. Additional, more general information may be found here as well.

The UN Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) includes a number of committees that conduct research and provide information about topics relevant to the manufacture, use, and destruction of substances that deplete the ozone layer.

The Halon Technical Options Committee (HTOC) has produced a number of reports that include useful information specifically on halons. The most recent and relevant documents to halon management are presented below. In each report, the sections that are particularly relevant are identified here for easy reference. The link will provide access to the entire text for each report.

These documents are only a fraction of the available reports on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The entire text of all TEAP documents can be downloaded from http://hq.unep.org/ozone/teap/.

Document Section

HALON SUBSTITUTES

HALON RECOVERY, RECYCLING AND DESTRUCTION

CASE STUDIES

OTHER DOCUMENTS


HALON SUBSTITUTES

Halon substitutes can be divided into two groups - 1) replacements and 2) alternatives. Replacements are compounds that are like halons, i.e., other, less ozone-depleting halocarbons. Alternatives are compounds or materials that are chemical dissimilar to halons, for example, carbon dioxide, water, dry chemicals, or inert gases.

HTOC Reports

1994 Section
  • 2 - alternatives for fixed halon fire suppression systems
  • 3 - alternatives for portable halon fire extinguishers
  • 4 - explosion protection
  • 5 - emission reduction strategies
  • 6 - recycling and bank management
  • 8 - eliminating halon dependency in developing countries
  • Appendix C - country specific, existing and proposed recycled halon bank management programmes.
  • Appendix D - halon replacement agents, specifics on their characteristics, efficiency, toxicity, etc.


1998 Section

  • 1 - fire protection alternatives to halon (most recent information)
  • 2 - Article 5(1) country issues
  • 4 - responsible management of remaining halons
  • Appendix A - safety in halon decommissioning
  • Appendix B - F - information on halon alternatives relevant to specific industries, e.g. aviation, oil and gas.

2002 Section

  • 2 - 5 - sector summaries - specific industry related information, military, civil aviation, merchant shipping, inertion/explosion suppression
  • 6 - halon phase-out in countries with economies in transition
  • 7 - halon phase-out in countries operating under Article 5(1) of the Montreal Protocol

Technical Note #1 New technology halon alternatives.

  • Detailed information is provided on this topic, along with guidance on selecting an alternative agent.

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CASE STUDIES

These are international and regional case studies of efforts made to reduce use of halons and other ozone-depleting substances. These case studies provide insight into the ways that other countries have managed their halon problem, and can be used as examples for other countries.

Eliminating Dependency on Halons: Case Studies

Surpassing the Montreal Protocol Objectives: Ghana's Success Story

The Montreal Protocol: India's success story New!

Two Challenges, One Solution: Case Studies of Technologies that Protect the Ozone Layer and Mitigate Climate Change. This document includes some halon-related studies.

How Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Developing Countries can protect the Ozone Layer New!

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OTHER DOCUMENTS

Proceedings of the 12th Halon Options Technical Working Conference. 2002. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Papers and presentations from this conference are available for download as PDF files.

Building and Fire Research Laboratory. National Institute of Standards and Technology. This searchable site has a number of papers on the issues surrounding the use of halon substitutes.

Halon Management in the Caribbean. A Guide for Halon Users New!

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