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Record 1 1989-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Air Pollution
  • Chemistry
CONT

Freons are exceptionally stable chemicals toward almost anything normally encountered in the environment or put into aerosol cans; they are popular among aerosol manufactures because they have essentially no odor and impart no flavor. For the same reasons, their potential for harm went unsuspected for years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Chimie
DEF

Produit chimique qui ne réagit pas spontanément et qui ne se décompose pas facilement.

OBS

Les chlorofluorométhanes ont la réputation d'être des produits chimiques extrêmement stables.

Spanish

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