While they do not deplete the ozone layer, many are highly potent greenhouse gases. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The threat of large increases in skin cancers has been avoided due to the success of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in controlling ozone depletion, according to the newly published «Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion and its Interactions with Climate Change: 2014 Assessment» report, produced by the Environmental Effects Assessment [continue reading...] (chimalaya.org)
Ozone depleting substances (ODSs) are those substances which deplete the ozone layer and are widely used in refrigerators, airconditioners, fire extinguishers, in dry cleaning, as solvents for cleaning, electronic equipment and as agricultural fumigants. (environment.gov.au)