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Fluorocarbon

"gas used as a propellant in aerosols. It contributes to the destruction of the ozone layer in the stratosphere, thereby allowing harmful forms of solar radiation to reach the earth's surface."

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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