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ANTHROPOGENIC CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Pollutants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon
1, record 1, English, anthropogenic%20chlorofluorocarbon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- anthropogenic CFC 2, record 1, English, anthropogenic%20CFC
correct
- man-made chlorofluorocarbon 3, record 1, English, man%2Dmade%20chlorofluorocarbon
correct
- man-made CFC 3, record 1, English, man%2Dmade%20CFC
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"We know the ozone itself is gone, but we know so little about what else is happening that everyone can speculate." Many of the speculations, including Farman's own, point to rising levels of man-made chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as the culprit. Other explanations point to natural - as opposed to man-made - perturbations of the atmosphere as behind the seasonal changes. 4, record 1, English, - anthropogenic%20chlorofluorocarbon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbons
- man-made chlorofluorocarbons
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Agents de pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chlorofluorocarbone anthropique
1, record 1, French, chlorofluorocarbone%20anthropique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- CFC anthropique 2, record 1, French, CFC%20anthropique
correct, masculine noun
- chlorofluorocarbone anthropogénique 1, record 1, French, chlorofluorocarbone%20anthropog%C3%A9nique
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- chlorofluorocarbure anthropique 2, record 1, French, chlorofluorocarbure%20anthropique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Chlorofluorocarbone] qui résulte directement ou indirectement de l'activité humaine. 3, record 1, French, - chlorofluorocarbone%20anthropique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les CFC sont des produits organiques qui ne peuvent exister naturellement si on fait exception du chlorométhane. Le déterminant anthropique ne sert ici qu'à insister sur l'entière responsabilité du genre humain dans leur présence dans l'atmosphère. En français, à moins que cette insistance ne soit recherchée ou qu'on ne mette en opposition l'ensemble des hydrocarbures avec le chlorométhane, le déterminant anthropique est généralement implicite. 3, record 1, French, - chlorofluorocarbone%20anthropique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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