Meaning of hydrochlorofluorocarbon | Babel Free

Definitions

A chlorofluorocarbon with the addition of hydrogen, making it less stable and more liable to break down before reaching the ozone layer.

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“The United States joined Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Mauritania and Norway on Wednesday in notifying the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program that they want to negotiate an accelerated phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons, or HCFC’s, at an international conference in Montreal in September.”

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