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Free consultancy on reducing use of Carbon Tetrachloride

Tiruchi: The Tiruchi Productivity Council (TPC) will offer free consultancy on reducing use of Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC) for the benefit of industrialists and researchers on its premises: 24-A, Nachiyar Koil Road, Woraiyur, on May 10, 2009.

India is among the 190 signatories of the Montreal Protocol to phase out CTC, an ozone depleting substance considered more destructive than Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in posing serious health risk and endangering life on earth. The Government has committed to reduce market availability of CTC till 2009 and phase it out completely after 2009, the Hon. Secretary General of TPC Raja Mutthirulandi said, explaining the purpose of the consultancy session.

In a press release, Prof. Mutthirulandi said that with the prices of CTC (used for cleaning purposes by engineering industries, foundries, off-set printing, jewellery industry, textile industry, power plants, and oxygen manufacturing units) doubling in the last two years due to the phase out process, industries can save costs and increase profits by opting for cheaper and safer alternatives.

The free consultancy will be provided by V. Rama Subramanian, Consultant, and Naveen of the Bangalore-based CTZ Proklima International. According to Mr. Rama Subramanian, occupational exposure to toxic CTC affects the central nervous system, causing headache, weakness, lethargy, nausea and vomiting. Inhalation of high concentrations may damage the liver and kidneys. Quoting the International Agency for Research on Cancer, he said CTC is possibly carcinogenic for humans.

S. Sridharan, TPC Chairman, said free booklets on CTC will be provided for those registering in advance for the consultancy session. For further details, contact TPC over phone: 0431 – 2762320, or through email: tpcsecretariat@gmail.com.

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