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=== <span class="glossary-term">Ozone-depleting substances</span> ===

<div class="glossary-working-groups">'''Working Groups:''' WGI</div>

<div class="glossary-longer-term">'''Full term:''' Ozone-depleting substances (ODSs)</div>

<div class="glossary-definition">'''Definition:''' Man-made gases that destroy 3) ozone (O once they reach the ozone layer in the stratosphere. Ozone-depleting substances include: chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs), halons, methyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform. They are used as refrigerants in commercial, home and vehicle air conditioners and refrigerators, foam blowing agents, components in electrical equipment, industrial solvents, solvents for cleaning (including dry cleaning), aerosol spray propellants and fumigants.</div>
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