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Aerosols

Volume 891: debated on Monday 5 May 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has yet received any results of research into the effect of the propellant gases used in aerosols; and if he will make a statement.

At the request of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, my Department has commissioned an appraisal of the possible atmospheric effects of aerosol propellants. This has been sent to the Royal Commission. I shall be considering the need for further research in the light of the commission's views on this appraisal.