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Bookmark or Share- Ozone-depleting chemicals may spend less time in the atmosphere than ...MIT scientists have found that ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, stay in the atmosphere for a shorter amount of time than previously estimated, which suggests that new, illegal production of CFCs has likely occurred in recent years. Credits. Image: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT.
- Chlorofluorocarbon - WikipediaChlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivatives of methane, ethane, and propane.
- What is the concentration of CFCs in the ... - MIT Climate PortalChlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, make up just four parts per billion of the atmosphere, but they're so efficient at warming the planet that they’re still an important contributor to climate change.
- A 1980s ban on CFCs to heal the ozone layer is also shaving ... - CNNA 1980s ban on CFCs to heal the ozone layer is also shaving degrees off global warming, study says
- Chlorofluorocarbons and Ozone Depletion - American Chemical SocietyAt the University of California, Irvine, F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario J. Molina discovered that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) could deplete Earth’s atmospheric ozone layer, which blocks the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays.
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