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Abstract
A series of hydrocarbons containing both chlorine and fluorine. These have been used as refrigerants, blowing agents, cleaning fluids, solvents, and as fire extinguishing agents. They have been shown to cause stratospheric ozone depletion and have been banned for many uses.
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- Chlorofluorocarbon Derivatives
- Derivatives, Chlorofluorocarbon
- Freon
- Freons
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with FLUOROCARBONS or HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED or HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED
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History Note
1993; for FREONS and FREON use CHLOROFLUORCARBONS, METHANE 1973 - 2001
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chlorofluorocarbons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017402
- Chlorofluorocarbons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon
- Chlorofluorocarbons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960800