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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. Volatile chlorofluorocarbons are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.
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- noun organic chemistry Any of a
class oforganic compounds in which thehydrogen atoms of ahydrocarbon arereplaced with those ofchlorine andfluorine ; formerly used asrefrigerants andaerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to theozone layer .
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- noun a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
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Examples
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Step 1: Appliances are unloaded from collection trucks and identified by type of refrigerant; those manufactured before 1996 likely contain R-12, a chlorofluorocarbon that's now listed as an ozone-depleting substance, or ODS.
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After the first survey of 311 complaints ranked excessive noise as the number one source of irritation among residents, the Bloomberg administration instituted a series of noise-abatement programs, going after the offenders whom callers complained about most often officials now know that the first warm day of spring will bring a surge in use of the city's chlorofluorocarbon recycling programs.
What A Hundred Million 311 Calls Reveal About New Yorkers The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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After the first survey of 311 complaints ranked excessive noise as the number one source of irritation among residents, the Bloomberg administration instituted a series of noise-abatement programs, going after the offenders whom callers complained about most often officials now know that the first warm day of spring will bring a surge in use of the city's chlorofluorocarbon recycling programs.
What A Hundred Million 311 Calls Reveal About New Yorkers Jonah Green 2010
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Step 1: Appliances are unloaded from collection trucks and identified by type of refrigerant; those manufactured before 1996 likely contain R-12, a chlorofluorocarbon that's now listed as an ozone-depleting substance, or ODS.
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But the Lantern suspects people have never gotten over the chlorofluorocarbon crisis of the 1970s and '80s.
Green Lantern: Some air fresheners contain ingredients that may be harmful 2010
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After the first survey of 311 complaints ranked excessive noise as the number one source of irritation among residents, the Bloomberg administration instituted a series of noise-abatement programs, going after the offenders whom callers complained about most often officials now know that the first warm day of spring will bring a surge in use of the city's chlorofluorocarbon recycling programs.
What A Hundred Million 311 Calls Reveal About New Yorkers Jonah Green 2010
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It was determined that CFCs (chlorofluorocarbon compounds) used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and spray cans, were the main cause.
Antarctic ozone hole 2009
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Honeywell International Inc. was awarded a $27 million contract for an energy-efficiency renovation project at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix -- including a new energy-management system, solar roof, and a chiller-replacement program to eliminate chlorofluorocarbon-based cooling applications, such as air conditioners.
The Public Green 2009
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With that ash, the chemical words that come up most often are: chlorofluorocarbon pollution, radiation balance, acid rain, carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid.
Joe Sixpack (aka Sarah Palin) vs The Volcano (Mt. Redoubt) 2009
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The 4,200-square-foot store offers everything from home-delivered recycled-paper toilet tissue to a $132,000 Mercedes-Benz, replete with a chlorofluorocarbon-free air conditioner.
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