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DO HCFCS AFFECT OZONE.

Type of article: Article

Summary

BECAUSE HCFCS CONTAIN HYDROGEN THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE TROPOSPHERE BY REACTION WITH HYDROXYL RADICALS FOLLOWED BY CONVERSION TO WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER-SOLUBLE COMPONENTS. THUS HCFCS HAVE VERY LITTLE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, WHILE HFCS, CONTAINING NO CHLORINE, HAVE NONE AT ALL. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: DO HCFCS AFFECT OZONE.
  • Record ID : 1989-2161
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Kelvin - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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