Then they pick an insulation that is made from hydrocarbons,
it uses hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) as a blowing agent, has trischloropropylphosphate (TCPP), a possible bioaccumulative toxin, as a flame retardant, and if it does catch on fire, «will produce dense, black, toxic smoke releasing carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and possible traces of hydrogen cyanide, halogen acids and nitrogen.»
Not exact matches
In addition, it adopts a water - based cooling technology instead of
using chemical refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbon and
hydrochlorofluorocarbon for cooling, thus making it safer and more environmentally - friendly.
Besides CFCs, they include carbon tetrachloride,
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and methyl bromide, a fumigant once widely
used to kill pests.
The latest edition, which is titled «Saving the Ozone Layer: Phasing Out Ozone Depleting Substances in Developing Countries,» includes a focus on
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are being phased out under the Protocol but are commonly
used as both refrigerants and foam blowing agents.
Their
use is growing because they are being widely adopted as replacements for O3 - depleting substances (ODS), including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are being phased out under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
This served as a starting point for discussions I had with a number of folks at the UN climate meeting in Poland last month who are pushing the idea of
using the Montreal Protocol to control
hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
Every year, supermarkets in the United States emit large quantities of ozone - depleting greenhouse gases known as
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are widely
used in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning...
In addition, it adopts a water - based cooling technology instead of
using chemical refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbon and
hydrochlorofluorocarbon for cooling, thus making it safer and more environmentally - friendly.
The
hydrochlorofluorocarbon gases (HFCs)
used in refrigerants that replaced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which were destroying the ozone layer, are anywhere from 146 to 12,500 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in their global warming potential.