Choro fluro carbons

Chemicals used in refrigeration, air-

conditioning, packaging and insulation

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CHEMICAL
ELEMETS
PRESENT
CARBON
FLURINE
CHLORINE

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 SOURES TO THE
ATMOSHERE
• a) Refrigerators and air conditioners –
• b) Aircraft industry
• c) Aerosol sprays

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 Advantages of CFC
• non-flammable,
• tasteless
• odorless,
• chemically stable. (inert)
• volatility

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 Disadvantages
• Environmental impact
• Activate ozone layer
• Global warming

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 Ozone
• O3
• a gas composed of three atoms of oxygen
• bluish gas that is harmful to breathe
• Nearly 90% of the Earth's ozone is in the
stratosphere and is referred to as the
ozone layer
• Ozone absorbs a band of ultraviolet
radiation called UVB
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 Heath Effects of ODS
• -- Skin Cancer (melanoma and
nonmelanoma)
-- Premature aging of the skin and other
skin problems
-- Cataracts and other eye damage
-- Immune system suppression

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The Antarctic Ozone
Hole
• The ozone hole is
defined as the area
having less than 220
(DU) of ozone in the
overhead column (i.e.,
between the ground
and space).

Source: http://jwocky.gsfc.nasa.gov/multi/recent_ozone91200.gif
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 What can we do?
• Make sure that technicians working on your car air
conditioner, home air conditioner, or refrigerator
are certified by an EPA approved program to
recover the refrigerant (this is required by law).
• Have your car and home air conditioner units and
refrigerator checked for leaks. When possible,
repair leaky air conditioning units before refilling
them.

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 What can we do?
• Contact local authorities to properly dispose of
refrigeration or air conditioning equipment.
• Protect yourself against sunburn.
• Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun
protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 and 30 is
better.

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 Green house effect
• Gases in the atmosphere, such as
carbon dioxide and choro Fluro
carbon will trap heat and remit
similar to the glass roof of a
greenhouse.

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 Green house effect
• Gases in the atmosphere, such as
carbon dioxide and choro Fluro
carbon will trap heat and remit
similar to the glass roof of a
greenhouse.

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Global warming
The ongoing increase in global average
temperature

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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Causes and effects of global warming
Project

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