Do Aerosol Spray Deoderants hurt the ozone?
According to envirotools.org: Consumer aerosol products in the US have not used ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since the late 1970s because of voluntary switching followed by federal regulation. The Clean Air Act and EPA regulations further restricted the use of ODS for non-consumer products. All consumer products, and most other aerosol products, now use propellants that do not deplete the ozone layer, such as hydrocarbons and compressed gases. And according to the EPA’s History site: Government Ban on Fluorocarbon Gases in Aerosol Products Begins October 15 [1978] [EPA press release – October 15, 1978] Today marks the beginning of the Federal government’s phaseout of ozone-destroying fluorocarbon gases in most aerosol products. Consumers may not notice any difference among their favo
