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ATMOSPHERIC CHLOROFLUOROCARBON BUILDUP [1 record]

Record 1 1990-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Augmentation des quantités d'hydrocarbures halogénés présents dans l'atmosphère.

OBS

Certains chlorofluorocarbures ont un temps de séjour de plus de cent vingt-cinq ans, ce qui explique qu'ils s'accumulent en quantités toujours plus importantes.

OBS

Le terme anglais flurorcarbon prend abusivement mais couramment le sens de chlorofluorocarbon.

Spanish

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