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A Halt in use of Freon as a propellant in aerosol cans was announced by F
A Halt in use of Freon as a propellant in aerosol cans was announced by F

A Halt in use of Freon as a propellant in aerosol cans was announced by F

Date8/28/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Halt in use of Freon as a propellant in aerosol cans was announced by F. F. Wiley; president of S. C. Johnson & Son Ltd. Wiley is shown looking over production line of spray rug cleaner at the firm's Brantford plant. A ban on Freon was urged at inquest into death of a youth who sniffed a cooking spray. Environmentalists say it is one of chemicals destroying the earth's protective ozone layer.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010916F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Brantford
Province or state:Ontario
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