Ozone Depleting Substances Information Resource Links

Industry and Industry Standard Links

Research and Information Links

Federal and Provincial Government Links

(Manitoba Conservation does not necessarily endorse the content found in the following web sites. These links are for informational purposes only)

Industry and Industry Standard Links

ARI (Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute)
Air-conditioning and refrigeration institute standards for recovery/recycling equipment performance and refrigerant purity. An overview of ARI standard 700, specification for fluorocarbon refrigerants and ARI standard 740, refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment.

ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
An international organization providing information on heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications.

Environment Canada - Canada's Ozone Layer Protection Program
Information on the history of ozone layer depletion, the science of ozone depletion, federal regulations and about what is happening across Canada, as well as detailed reports on federal actions taken.

HARC - Halon Alternatives Research Corporation
Provides information on the development and approval of environmentally acceptable halon alternatives used in fire fighting, as well as information on halon recycling.

HRAI - Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada
Provides information heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications. Downloadable documents and information on HCFC refrigerant phase out timelines and CFC containing chiller replacements.

Manitoba Ozone Protectin Industry Association (MOPIA)
Manitoba's industry stakeholder association working to protect the ozone layer and a technical resource for information and services related to atmosphere protection. Ozone statistics, downloadable documents, and information from national and international sources.

RMC - Refigerant Management Canada
An industry managed environmental stewardship organisation focusing on the proper collection and disposal of ozone depleting substances for Canadian refrigeration and air conditioning industries.

RSES - Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
Provides information on heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration as well as provides educational and certification programs.

SAE International - Publications Home Page
SAE's latest vehicle standards (J-reports), aerospace standards, and aerospace material specifications (AMS), including J1939, AS9100, and others. The site also provides informatin on automotive and aerospace books, standards, papers, and magazines.

ULC (Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada)
Information and regulations for halon recovery and reconditioning equipment, as well as servicing of halon equipment.

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Research and Information Links

Consortium for International Earch Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Provides a guide on ozone depletion and documents that pertain to the issue of ozone depletion, including causes and human and environmental effects.

European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit
Research, papers and reports on ozone depletion

NASA's (National Aeronautics And Space Administration) Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) home page
Information and images from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments. Atmospheric ozone research, today's ozone and more.

UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), The Ozone Secretariat (Montreal Protocol)
Ozone treaties, documents and reports. Also has links to UNEP ozone action program and The Technology and Economic Assessment Panel.

United States EPA Alternativs - (SNAP) Substitutes for Ozsone Depleting Substances
Provides information, rules and notices, and list of substitutes and alternatives for ozone depletion substances.

WMO (World Meterorological Organization) - Ozone
Provides ozone bulletins, data and the latest maps of the northern hemisphere.

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