Chlorofluorocarbons

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Chlorofluorocarbons

• Destruction to us and our environment
• By Leo Dorado

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Substances containing Chlorofluorocarbons

• Home consumer products
• Fire extinguishers
• Spray canisters
• Refrigerants

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Chlorofluorocarbons polluters

• Factories
• Heavy industry

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Industrial use of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

• Solvents
• Cleaning Agents
• Refrigerators
• Insulation

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How do Chlorofluorocarbons destroy our
environment?

• CFCs
• Release into the atmosphere
• Ultraviolet light breakdown the CFCs
• Chlorine atoms in the CFCs are freed
• These chlorine atoms destroy O-zone (O3)
• Ultraviolet Radiation increases

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Where destruction takes place

• The Stratosphere is where the destruction takes
  place

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O-zone depletion from Antarctica
Depletion is measured by T.O.M.S. Total O-zone
Mapping Spectrometer The below dark shaded are
shows the amount of depletion around the
Antarctica
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Ultraviolet radiation
Our amount of ultraviolet radiation exposure can
be reduced with continuing reduction of CFC use
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Reduction in production of CFCs will help
prevent destruction of

• Aquatic life
• Terrestrial Plant life

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Human Effects

• Ultraviolet Damage Effects on us
• Eyes damage
• Immune System damage
• Skin damage

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CFC Reduction brings hope!

• 1990 Clean Air Act
• Listing of classes of agents
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Phasing out of production
• Etc.

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Listed below are the 5 CFCs banned

• trichlorofluoromethane CFCl3 (CFC-11)
• dichloro-difluoromethane CF2Cl2 (CFC-12)
• trichloro-trifluoroethane C2F3Cl3 (CFC-113)
• dichloro-tetrfluoroethane C2F4Cl2(CFC-114)
• chloropentafluoroethaneC2F5Cl (CFC-115)

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Worldwide Production of CFCs

• Listed below by Thousands of Tons produced

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Alternative to CFCs

• HFCs and HCFCs are safer, Yet HCFCs still have
  the potential for O-zone depletion, As seen in
  these illustrations

HFCs (hydro fluorocarbons) HCFCs (hydro
chlorofluorocarbons)
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CFC reduction impacts everyone
Porterville California
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THE END