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The federal and international focus was on stopping production of a dangerous refrigerant.
IT’S TIME TO RETHINK AIR CONDITIONINGREBECCA LEBERAUGUST 26, 2021VOXThe source of many harmful chlorine radicals in the atmosphere were refrigerants used in air conditioning and aerosol cans.
EXPLAINER: IONS AND RADICALS IN OUR WORLDADRIAN DINGLEAUGUST 18, 2021SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSYet regardless of the refrigerant used, cooling still requires energy.
AC FEELS GREAT, BUT IT’S TERRIBLE FOR THE PLANET. HERE’S HOW TO FIX THATERIC DEAN WILSONJUNE 30, 2021TIMEAlthough the number of refrigerant molecules in the atmosphere is far fewer than those of other greenhouse gases, their destructive force, molecule for molecule, is far greater.
AC FEELS GREAT, BUT IT’S TERRIBLE FOR THE PLANET. HERE’S HOW TO FIX THATERIC DEAN WILSONJUNE 30, 2021TIMEBy then, CFCs were used not only as refrigerants but also as spray can propellants, manufacturing degreasers, and foam-blowing agents.
AC FEELS GREAT, BUT IT’S TERRIBLE FOR THE PLANET. HERE’S HOW TO FIX THATERIC DEAN WILSONJUNE 30, 2021TIMEOne difference, though, is that refrigerants are more volatile than gasoline and exist naturally in a gaseous state, so up to 100 percent of a leak could be expected to form a vapor cloud.
ENGINEERS RAISE ALARMS OVER THE RISK OF MAJOR EXPLOSIONS AT LNG PLANTSWILL ENGLUNDJUNE 3, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe vapor in that case was from gasoline, which is less dangerous than the refrigerants used for natural gas.
ENGINEERS RAISE ALARMS OVER THE RISK OF MAJOR EXPLOSIONS AT LNG PLANTSWILL ENGLUNDJUNE 3, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThese hydrocarbons are called refrigerants, and under the right conditions, a major leak of volatile refrigerants on a windless day could lead to the buildup of a cloud of ground-hugging vapor, until a spark sets it off.
ENGINEERS RAISE ALARMS OVER THE RISK OF MAJOR EXPLOSIONS AT LNG PLANTSWILL ENGLUNDJUNE 3, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhen both together, the Citrate of Potash would undergo oxidation, and thus exert an operation in the blood of a refrigerant kind.
THE ACTION OF MEDICINES IN THE SYSTEMFREDERICK WILLIAM HEADLANDOccasionally alcohol or vinegar may be added with advantage to the water, with the view of increasing its refrigerant effects.
A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE BY AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. IVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO REFRIGERANT
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