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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are
fully or
partly halogenated hydrocarbons that
contain carbon (C),
hydrogen (H), chlorine...
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aerosol sprays and in gas
duster products. As an
alternative to
chlorofluorocarbons, it has an
ozone depletion potential of zero, a
lower global warming...
- and its
scientists developed many chemicals, most
notably Freon (
chlorofluorocarbons), for the
refrigerant industry. It also
developed synthetic pigments...
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layer was
being depleted by
chemicals released by industry,
mainly chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Concerns that
increased UV
radiation due to
ozone depletion...
- into effect, the
atmospheric concentrations of the most
important chlorofluorocarbons and
related chlorinated hydrocarbons have
either leveled off or decreased...
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halocarbon refrigerants, solvents, propellants, and foam-blowing
agents (
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), HCFCs, halons),
referred to as ozone-depleting substances...
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developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the
first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
better known in the
United States by the
brand name Freon;...
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provided frameworks for
international reductions in the
production of
chlorofluorocarbons due to
their contribution to the
destruction of the
ozone layer,...
- been used as
refrigerants and as
aerosol propellants. They
include chlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons, both of
which cause ozone depletion (although...
- Hewlett-Packard, a
company that at the time was the second-biggest
emitter of
chlorofluorocarbons in
Silicon Valley and
refused to
switch to
alternative solvents....
