As record heatwaves boost demand for cooling, air conditioning becomes vital – but with a steep environmental cost.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are stable in the atmosphere and may reach the stratosphere. They are cleaved by UV-radiation in the stratosphere to yield chlorine radicals, which are thought to interfere ...

For their work, Rowland and Molina shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with another atmospheric chemist, Paul J. Crutzen. Acknowledgments Adapted for the internet from "Chlorofluorocarbons and ...

The chemical is a chlorofluorocarbon known as trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11), which the world agreed to phase out starting in 2010.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are a class of synthetic chemicals used in a number of industrial applications, including refrigeration, air conditioning, and aerosols.

In fulfillment of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call during his 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Department ...

Ban will begin in July 2008.The Indonesian government will ban CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) use in manufacturing processes beginning July 2008, as reported by Antara News on Nov. 12. By July 2008, CFC ...

The substance in question is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) called CFC-11, which was once used in refrigerators. Production of CFC-11 was banned in 2006 under the Montreal Protocol, which regulates ...

Historic Spanish analysis of atmospheric ozone highlights the importance of chlorofluorocarbon gases Date: December 5, 2011 Source: Plataforma SINC Summary: Researchers have rebuilt the ozone ...