Chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs
CFCs are chemical compounds which are reportedly one of the causes of the rapid depletion of the earth's ozone layer.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
A family of inert, nontoxic, and easily liquefied chemicals used in refrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, insulation, or as solvents and aerosol propellants.
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) - stable, artificially-created chemical compounds containing carbon, chlorine, fluorine and sometimes hydrogen.
Chlorofluorocarbons - CFCs are man-made chemical compounds containing carbon, chlorine, fluorine and sometimes hydrogen. Often used in older fridges and air conditions, the chlorine in CFCs damage the ozone layer.
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): greenhouse gases formerly used in fridges, aerosols, etc, that are being phased out because they destroy the ozone layer.
Chlorofluorocarbons-CFCs - Very stable chemical compound, used in refrigerants, solvent, and (in the past in the U.S. ) aerosols, which release chlorine (important) and fluorine (less important) into the upper atmosphere.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): Any of a number of substances consisting of chlorine, fluorine, and carbon. CFCs are used for refrigeration, foam packaging, solvents, and propellants. Visit the Cal/EPA website for more information.
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): Organic substances composed of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon atoms. These chemicals are less stable than CFCs, and are therefore less damaging to the ozone layer.
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) - Chemicals used in industry for refrigeration and air conditioning, and in consumer products.
CFCs / Chlorofluorocarbons
Chemicals used in products like aerosols and fridge.
Fossil Fuels
Fuels formed over a long time deep in the Earth from the remains of dead plants and animals. The main fossil fuels are coal, oil and natural gas.
Chlorofluorocarbons Synthetic organic compounds used for refrigerants, aerosol propellants (prohibited in the U.S.), and blowing agents in plastic foams. CFCs migrate to the upper atmosphere destroying ozone and increasing global warming.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
A family of chemicals commonly used in air conditioners and refrigerators as coolants and also as solvents and aerosol propellants. CFCs drift into the upper atmosphere where their chlorine components destroy ozone.
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
hydroelectric energy
hydroelectric power (See hydroelectric energy) ...
Others include methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons. Ground blizzard:the drifting and blowing of snow that occurs after a snowfall has ended. Ground fire:a fire that burns beneath layer of dead plant material on the forest floor.
Chlorofluorocarbons, which destroy the stratospheric ozone layer. Examples of chlorofluorocarbons: methane (CH4), ethane(C2H6), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), hexane (C6H14). see Alkane.
Hydrocarbon gases.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx).
Greenhouse gases include, but are not limited to, water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), ozone (O3 ), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), ...
Other greenhouse gases that stay in the atmosphere for a long time include chlorofluorocarbons, which are more commonly known as CFCs.
Greenhouse Gases (GHG) are those gases contributing to the greenhouse effect and are carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), nitrous oxides, and methane.
It results from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chemicals used in refrigerator and freezer coils, aerosols, as well as automobile and commercial air conditioners, being released into the atmosphere.
Common greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ozone (O3), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halogenated fluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorinated carbons (PFCs), ...
Ozone Depletion - Destruction of the Earth's ozone layer, which can be caused by the photolytic breakdown of certain chlorine- and/or bromine-containing compounds (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons), which catalytically decompose ozone molecules.
This destruction of ozone is caused by the breakdown of certain chlorine and/or bromine containing compounds (chlorofluorocarbons or halons), which break down when they reach the stratosphere and then catalytically destroy ozone molecules.
FCs containing chlorine are called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). They are believed to be modifying the ozone layer in the stratosphere, thereby allowing more harmful solar radiation to reach the Earth's surface.
Greenhouse Effect: The process that raises the temperature of air in the lower atmosphere due to heat trapped by greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons and ozone.
fluorocarbon (FC) Any of a number of organic compounds analogous to hydrocarbons in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine. FCs containing chlorine are called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Third are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and similar chemicals, which are also implicated in the separate problem of ozone depletion (see #5 below). Nitrous oxide (from fertilizers and other chemicals) is fourth. ...
Global warming The predicted warming of the planet resulting from increasing atmospheric concentrations of radiative gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.
 See also: Fluorocarbons, Ozone, Air, Water, Environment
  
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