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Carbon Tetrachloride (CC14)

"Compound consisting of one carbon atom ad four chlorine atoms, once widely used as a industrial raw material, as a solvent, and in the production of CFCs. Use as a solvent ended when it was discovered to be carcinogenic."

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Terms of Environment

   
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