Carbon Tetrachloride

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004191",
  "term": "Carbon Tetrachloride",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Compound consisting of one carbon atom and 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.\n\n2. 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.\n\n3. A compound consisting of one carbon atom and four chlorine atoms. It is an ozone depleting substance. Carbon tetrachloride was widely used as a raw material in many industrial applications, including the production of chlorofluorocarbons, and as a solvent. Solvent use was ended in the United States when it was discovered to be carcinogenic. See ozone depleting substance.\n\n4. A compound consisting of one carbon atom and four chlorine atoms. Carbon tetrachloride was widely used as a raw material in many industrial uses, including the production of chlorofluorocarbons and as a solvent. Solvent use ended when it was discovered to be carcinogenic. It is also used as a catalyst to deliver chlorine ions to certain processes. Its ozone depletion potential is 1.2.\n\n5. Compound consisting of one carbon atom and four chlorine atoms. Carbon tetrachloride was widely used as a raw material in many industrial uses, including the production of chlorofluorocarbons and as a solvent. Solvent use ended when it was discovered to be carcinogenic. It is also used as a catalyst to deliver chlorine ions to certain processes. Its ozone depletion potential is 1.2.\n\n6. A manufactured compound, most often found as a colorless gas. Because of its harmful effect on the ozone layer, the production and use of carbon tetrachloride in industrialized nations was banned in 1996 under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. It is highly persistent and remains at levels of concern in the environment in the United States; it is an important hazardous air pollutant.",
  "abbreviation": "CC14",
  "synonyms": [
    "CCI₄",
    "CCl4"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Env",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "Ozone Layer Protection Glossary",
    "ACE Glossary of Terms; America's Children and the Environment Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/carbon-tetrachloride/"
}