Fluorinated gas

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011371",
  "term": "Fluorinated gas",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A group of powerful greenhouse gases that can stay in the atmosphere for hundreds to thousands of years. Fluorinated gases are manmade; they do not occur naturally. They are used in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, fire extinguishers, foam products, and other products.\n\n2. Any fluorinated GHG, CFC, or HCFC.\n\n3. Powerful synthetic greenhouse gases such as hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes. Fluorinated gases are sometimes used as substitutes for stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, and halons) and are often used in coolants, foaming agents, fire extinguishers, solvents, pesticides, and aerosol propellants. These gases are emitted in small quantities compared to carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), or nitrous oxide (N₂O), but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases (High GWP gases)",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Student's Guide to Global Climate Change",
    "40 CFR 98.128 (CFR 2013)",
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fluorinated-gas/"
}