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Perfluorocarbon

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020536

A compound consisting of carbon and fluorine. Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) have extremely high global warming potentials and very long lifetimes. They do not deplete stratospheric ozone, but EPA is concerned about their impact on global warming.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020536
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationPFC
ReferencesOzone Layer Protection Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020536",
  "term": "Perfluorocarbon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A compound consisting of carbon and fluorine. Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) have extremely high global warming potentials and very long lifetimes. They do not deplete stratospheric ozone, but EPA is concerned about their impact on global warming.",
  "abbreviation": "PFC",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Ozone Layer Protection Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/perfluorocarbon/"
}

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