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FREON 10 [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Climate Change
Universal entry(ies)
CCl4
formula, see observation
56-23-5
CAS number
OBS

A heavy liquid ... with a sweetish, distinctive odor. It is a member of the large group of chlorinated hydrocarbons ... It is widely used as a solvent for heavy oils, crude rubber, and greases, as a cleaning agent for metal surfaces, as a fumigant, and in the manufacture of fluorocarbon refrigerants. Though noncombustible, it should not be used to extinguish fires, since one of its decomposition products is phosgene.

OBS

Chemical formula: CCl4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Changements climatiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CCl4
formula, see observation
56-23-5
CAS number
DEF

Chlorométhane entièrement halogéné, utilisé comme produit extincteur, qu’on soupçonne d’appauvrir la couche d’ozone stratosphérique et que l’on considère comme un gaz à effet de serre mineur et potentiel.

OBS

Le potentiel de réchauffement planétaire du CCl4 est de 0,34 - 0,35.

OBS

formule chimique : CCl4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Cambio climático
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CCl4
formula, see observation
56-23-5
CAS number
OBS

Líquido incoloro, de olor dulzón. Miscible con alcohol, etér, cloroformo, benceno, disolvente de nafta y aceites fijos y volátiles; insoluble en agua. No combustible. Muy tóxico por ingestión, inhalación y absorción dérmica. Narcótico.

OBS

Fórmula química: CCl4

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Record 2 2011-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
  • Air Pollution
  • Pollutants
CONT

These ozone depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Indication numérique qui caractérise la menace virtuelle que représente une substance chimique donnée pour la couche d’ozone stratosphérique.

OBS

Les produits suivants CFCl,(Fréon 11), C2F5Cl(Freon 115) et CF3Br(HALON 1. 301) ont un potentiel d’appauvrissement respectif de 1, 0, de 0, 6 et de 10.

OBS

L’expression française potentiel de destruction de l’ozone (ozone potential depletion, en anglais) et le sigle correspondant PDO (ODP en anglais) sont utilisés au ministère de l’Environnement du Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cambio climático
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Agentes contaminantes
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