Ozone and TFA impacts in North America from degradation of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HF0-1234yf), A potential greenhouse gas replacement

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 343-348

  Luecken, Deborah J ^a   Waterland, Robert L ^b   Papasavva, Stella ^c   Taddonio, Kristen N ^a   Hutzell, William T ^a   Rugh, John P ^d   Andersen, Stephen O ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c Stella Papasavva Consulting   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONERS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; DEPOSITION AND CONCENTRATION; GLOBAL TRANSPORT; HFC-134A; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; TOTAL OZONE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACIDS; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE; WET AND DRY;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AQUACULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; OZONE; SOIL CONDITIONERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS;

2,3,3,3 TETRAFLUOROPROPENE; OZONE; PROPYLENE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETIC ACID; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DECOMPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROFLUOROCARBON; OZONE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GAS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; OZONE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 75349092532     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902481f     Document Type: Article

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