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Chlorofluorocarbons

Chlorofluorocarbons are non-toxic, non-flammable chemicals that are mainly used in the manufacturing of aerosols, blowing agents for foams and packing materials, as solvents, and as refrigerants. They are classified as Halocarbons, a class of compounds that contain carbon and halogen atoms, and are amongst a group of substances called "greenhouse gases". They eat away at our ozone and raise the temperature of our planet significantly, causing detrimental damage to our planet.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) are a man-made substance that did not previously exist to the industrial area. They are a product of a collaboration of three American companies – Frigidaire, General Motors, and Du Pont -- after a series of fatal accidents during the 1920's where toxic gases, (Methyl Chloride), used as refrigerants leaked from refrigerators. Thomas Midgley, Jr. of General Motors first synthesized CFC's in 1928, and later, on December 31, 1928, Frigidaire was issued the......

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