Chlorofluorocarbons

(noun)

compounds that were commonly used prior to the 1980s for a number of industrial applications, including refrigerants and cleaning solutions; they can cause holes in the ozone layer

Related Terms

Examples of Chlorofluorocarbons in the following topics:

  • Polar Ozone Holes

    • Chlorofluorocarbons have disrupted stratospheric ozone generation, resulting in a thinning of the ozone layer at the poles.
    • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are compounds that were commonly used prior to the 1980s for a number of industrial applications, including refrigerants and cleaning solutions.

  • Alkyl Halide Occurrence

    • CCl2F2 and other chlorofluorocarbons) used as refrigeration gases and fire extinguishing agents.

  • Air Pollution

  • Earth's Atmosphere

    • In the recent past, we have damaged our ozone layer by putting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere.

  • Ozone Depletion

    • The main source of these halogen atoms in the stratosphere is photodissociation of man-made halocarbon refrigerants; examples include CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), freons, and halons.