CFCs glossary and government resources

CFCs : A family of inert, nontoxic, and easily liquefied chemicals used in refrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, insulation, or as solvents and aerosol propellants. Because CFCs are not destroyed in the lower atmosphere they drift into the upper atmosphere where their chlorine components destroy ozone. (See: fluorocarbons.) [Environmental Protection Agency]

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
CFCs are classified as halocarbons, a class of compounds that contain atoms of ... CFCs were first synthesized in 1928 by Thomas Midgley, Jr. of General

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...the use of CFCs, methyl chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and halons. ... Data for CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances from GC-MS analysis of

EPA Region 3 - Stratospheric Ozone Protection
This page provides information about CFCs, refrigerants, air conditioning, and the ozone layer. ... restricting the availability and use of CFCs and HCFCs,

www.epa.gov/ebtpages/airairpochlorofluorocarbonscfcs.html
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