Halogenated hydrocarbons (Glossary)

Compounds containing either chlorine, bromine or fluorine and carbon. Such compounds can act as potent greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Halogenated hydrocarbons containing chlorine and bromine are also involved in ozone depletion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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