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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: CFCs (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS or CHLORINATED FLUOROCARBONS) Return to list of termsA family of artificially produced chemicals receiving much attention for their role in stratospheric ozone depletion. On a per molecule basis, these chemicals are several thousand times more effective as greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide. Since they were introduced in the mid-1930s, CFCs have been used as refrigerants, solvents and in the production of foam material. The 1987 Montreal protocol on CFCs seeks to reduce their production by one-half by the year 1998. Source: California Energy Commission |