Second, bad actors -- be they international chlorofluorocarbon. From Wordnik.com. [Statement Concerning Enforcement Of Environmental Laws, Before The Committee On Environment And Public Works, United States Senate] Reference
In a vicious circle, a single chlorofluorocarbon molecule can estroy 100 billion ozone molecules. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Holds News Conference on Tourism] Reference
PHILLIPS: I want to hear Miles say chlorofluorocarbon, whatever that big word was, about six times. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2007] Reference
When a chlorofluorocarbon molecule gets there, it comes into contact with and destroys the ozone layer. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Holds News Conference on Tourism] Reference
But the Lantern suspects people have never gotten over the chlorofluorocarbon crisis of the 1970s and '80s. From Wordnik.com. [Green Lantern: Some air fresheners contain ingredients that may be harmful] Reference
The focus has shifted to chemicals beyond the chlorofluorocarbon family to substances like methylchloroform. From Wordnik.com. [Statement And Remarks On Environmental Policy] Reference
The ECGC instrument is especially sensitive for CCl3F, as well as for many other similar molecules in this chlorofluorocarbon class. From Wordnik.com. [Stratospheric Ozone Depletion by Chlorofluorocarbons (Nobel Lecture)] Reference
It was determined that CFCs (chlorofluorocarbon compounds) used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and spray cans, were the main cause. From Wordnik.com. [Antarctic ozone hole] Reference
Noxious chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases from the insulation are stripped out and stored before they're allowed to damage Earth's ozone layer. From Wordnik.com. [A Junk Heap To Cherish] Reference
Its chemical formula CCl3F reveals that it is a chlorofluorocarbon, a compound with fluorine (F) and chlorine (Cl) atom attached to the central carbon. From Wordnik.com. [CFC-11] Reference
Jim Lovelock, of the atmospheric concentrations of a trace species, the man-made chlorofluorocarbon CCl3F, on the cruise of the Shackleton to Antarctica. From Wordnik.com. [F.Sherwood Rowland - Autobiography] Reference
"We are, for example, enlightening the public to buy only chlorofluorocarbon-free refrigerators," says Kihumba Njuguna of the state-run Kenya National Environment Secretariat. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The 1987 Montreal Protocol committed developed countries to scrap the use of man-made chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases by 2000, while developing countries have until 2010 to achieve this. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The disputed island is also known as Sidudu or Imphalila. ntrations of chlorofluorocarbon gases, which cause the ozone loss, will continue to rise over the next ten years causing frequent dramatic drops in ozone cover. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Step 1: Appliances are unloaded from collection trucks and identified by type of refrigerant; those manufactured before 1996 likely contain R-12, a chlorofluorocarbon that's now listed as an ozone-depleting substance, or ODS. From Wordnik.com. [Ever wonder what happens to appliances you get rid of? Take a visit to a facility where JACO "demanufactures" appliances] Reference
In addition to the continuation of several radiochemistry experiments, I also included in the proposal a new direction - asking the question: what would eventually happen to the chlorofluorocarbon compounds in the atmosphere?. From Wordnik.com. [F.Sherwood Rowland - Autobiography] Reference
Technosignatures could include laser light, chlorofluorocarbon gases, or even artificial constructions. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers modifies refrigerant systems in anticipation of KSA chlorofluorocarbon ban. From Wordnik.com. [AME Info Latest News] Reference
Tires are sent to a recycling or recovery facility and household appliances, after chlorofluorocarbon gas removal, are taken to recycling stations. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
Irrelevant claims - A new aerosol product claims to be CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) free, a chemical banned over 30 years ago as it depletes the ozone. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
The negative impact of increased emission of carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon gases has led to the thinning of the protective ozone layer. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
"BIPI requested this status be maintained to allow uninterrupted patient care while we develop a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) - free COMBIVENT product," said. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
CFC, or chlorofluorocarbon, gases were widely deployed in air-conditioning and refrigeration units before they were found to destroy the ozone layer and banned under the. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Gore on National Review Online] Reference
A hole in the ozone layer caused by the release of CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) gases has cooled temperatures and shielded most of Antarctica from global warming, the report found. From Wordnik.com. [Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Reference
"BIPI requested this status be maintained to allow uninterrupted patient care while we develop a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) - free COMBIVENT product," said Christopher Corsico, M.D. From Wordnik.com. [BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories]
Because of environmental concerns, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants in inhalers are now banned in the United States and must be replaced by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) propellants. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
CFC, or chlorofluorocarbon, gases were widely deployed in air-conditioning and refrigeration units before they were found to destroy the ozone layer and banned under the 1987 Montreal protocol. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Ozone depletion is caused by release of ozone-destroying chemicals - including chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) compounds known as "freons" and bromofluorocarbon compounds known as Halons - into the atmsophere. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Start with a freon, technically a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) that we used to have in all deodorants before we realized that they can easily be replaced by non-controversial alternatives (unlike fossil fuels). From Wordnik.com. [The Reference Frame] Reference
The last chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants - chemicals known as CFCs, which hurt the Earth's atmosphere - were removed from the carrier Carl Vinson, according to an announcement from Naval Sea Systems Command. From Wordnik.com. [Navy Times - News] Reference
(chlorofluorocarbon) gases has cooled temperatures and shielded most of Antarctica from global warming. From Wordnik.com. [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference
1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in elucidating the threat to the Earth's ozone layer of chlorofluorocarbon gases. From Wordnik.com. [Journerdism | Will Sullivan's Stompin' ground for journalists and nerds.] Reference
The refrigerants used in commercial heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) or regular air conditioning (AC) units include Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and perfluorocarbon (PFC). From Wordnik.com. [American Chronicle] Reference
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