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Hydrofluorocarbon Emission Related To Outdated Machinery – An Anaylsis of HFC Related Problems and Solutions

The fact that we have been using HFC products for years is not really a problem. We have needed HFC for a variety of reasons and particularly we have needed it for cooling and refrigeration. Since the early 1990's and late 1980's many environmentalists have done studies on the effect (if any) of HFC on the global environment. What many scientists have found that there are some causation's, but the focus should not necessarily be just on fluorocarbon's but also the family to which this substance belongs. Thus, the amounts of these fluorocarbon's have attributed to the Ozone level depletion but there are more causations as well. First, we must understand the nature behind HFC. The substance is part of a group of chemicals called Haloalkane's and utilized in many applications such as flame retardants, fire extinguishers, refrigerants, propellants and solvents. Since the 15th century, human civilization has known the effect of these Haloalkane's, so there is a long tradition and development of these substances. It is important to note that there have been many studies on the changes in environment depending on HFC and related chemical substances. However, the Earths Ocean’s also release haloalkane by naturally occurring methane process, primarily named bromomethane around 1 to 2 million tons annually. Therefore, there is a stipulation that there are naturally occurring sources of haloalkane's and the process is not a very rare one. Thus, the issue of Ozone depletion enters the equation.