Releases of refrigerant gases (CFC-12, HCFC-22 and HFC-134a) to the atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 889-902

  McCulloch, Archie ^a   Midgley, Pauline M ^b   Ashford, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b M and D Consulting   (Germany)

^c Caleb Management Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric concentration; Atmospheric lifetime; Chlorodifluoromethane; Dichlorodifluoromethane; Montreal Protocol; Tetrafluoroethane

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; REFRIGERANTS;

REFRIGERANT GASES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; NORFLURANE;

CFC; EMISSION INVENTORY; HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON; HYDROFLUOROCARBON; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MONTREAL PROTOCOL;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; FOAM; FREEZING; GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037367455     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00975-5     Document Type: Article

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