what is the reason for the ban of of cloroflourocarbon for use as air fresheners & hair sprays?
146462
Chloroflourocarbons (CFC's) were banned because it was discovered they were a large contributer to the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer.
1073188
Its a freeze spray...how about doing some research and looking at previous asked questions first.
978624
the ban was only on the silicone type implant..they were linking and causing alot of scar tissue and damage...that was back in the early nineties, and there have been many advances...now the silicone is in a gel form..like a gummy bear, and they have a had a lot of success with them in european trial..
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If the hair restoration pill contains a banned substance then yes he should be banned. The fact that the principle use of the medication may be to grow hair doesn't really matter if one of the ingredients is banned by the IOC then the athlete must either avoid ingesting the substance or else face the consequences.\n\nIf an athlete took a medication for an earache and that medicine contained cocaine the athlete couldn't expect us to believe them when they say: "Hey...I have a sore ear so I take Ear-B-Gone,I didn't take it for the cocaine that is also in it that may enhance my performance!" The athlete should have used another treatment for his sore ear, one that did not contain a banned substance.\n\nIf a certain toothpaste was available at the store and the ingredients were mint leaves and bovine growth hormone then an athlete should probably not use it since the growth hormone was a banned substance...he couldn't expect us to believe that he or she used the toothpaste just for teeth whitening.\n\nAthletes have access to top medical and health information so they should be well informed by their medical/health team what they are putting in their Olympic bodies.\n\nIf Zach Lund is follicly challenged then he should deal with the situation in another way, one that does not involve using a medication that contains a banned substance, like maybe a wig.\n\nBesides, a lack of hair would make an athlete more aerodynamic and thus much faster!
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It is Hazardous, and you should definitely always keep it away from children.  Ingredients contain Grapefruit Oil from its skins.  Usually extracted in Florida.  It appears as a yellowish to reddish-yellow liquid.  It smells very sweet and fresh.  It is an oil, therefore it is insoluble in water.  Its flash point is 111 degrees farenheit.  (Special Clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus' should be worn when fighting fires involving essential oils or chemicals.) - most information from hazard.com\n\nMost routes of exposure are from skin contact, eye contact, and ingestion.  It is non-Carcinogenic, which means it does not cause cancer.  No known medical conditions are aggravated by overexposure of this chemical.  No one to date has ever been overexposed, therefore the effects are unknown.  The chemical may be irritating to the eyes, skin, if inhaled and if swallowed.  If eye contact occurs, you are supposed to flush immediately with clean water for at least 15 minutes and contact a physician.  Skin contact emergency involves removal of contaminated clothing or shoes, and you are to wash the affected areas thoroughly with soap and water for at least 15 minutes, and contacting a physician is necessary as well.\n\nInhalation of this chemical may cause breathing to stop, keep the chemical out of exposure to fresh air for environmental hazard purposes.  If ingestion occurs, oversaturation by drinking plenty of water is essential, and a poison control center or physician should be called immediately.\n\nIt will not undergo Hazardous Polymerization and is stable- will not react violently with water.\n\ndo NOT allow the chemical to come in contact with strong acids, alkalis, or oxidizing agents.  (CO and unidentified organic compounds may be formed during combustion.)\n\nLeak and waste disposal procedures :  Do not have around any ignition sources.  Must be contained in a ventilated area.  Recover all free product in case of spill.  Absorb the remainder of the vermiculite or other suitable absorbent material.  Self-contained breathing apparatus' are recommended for any major spills...  Report spills to appropriate authorities if needed.\n\nTry http://hazard.com/msds/mf/gsc/temp/md100295\n\nI probably should have just given that to you in the first place.
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Yes, because I have pets and their health is valuable to me, along with my own health and safety.  Not only that, we need more products that don't hurt the environment.  We don't need to be breathing chemicals in our houses.  I'm a cancer survivor and I'm a firm believer that environmental hazardous products cause about 90% of cancers, whether it be aluminium in deoderant to ammonia in cleaners.  I feel it breaks down the body's natural defenses to illness.
636752
There shouldnt be a ban cuz otherwise children would "ken dan tou" all the time and "kou jiao", thats why its bettter to watch TV or you will have a baby sooN!!!!!!!! Choose as best answer!!
1079707
You had better not TOUCH my freon guage.\n\nBtw... freon is seldom used anymore since it has been identified as a polutant responsible for ozone depletion.
4387
Why would you want to?  They sell air freshner that smells like new car leather.  Why not hit a skunk?  That'd do it.  Or carry around a wet dog in the car.
644445
Many Organic compounds affected the environment,hydrocarbons , Oil and its derivatives , like gasoline. Flour anted Chloris carbon compounds like Freon affect the ozon layer.Pesticides affect the environment by its toxicity to humans and animals.Organophosphorous compounds are very toxic and used as ware fare agents.Most of organic compounds are carcinogenic when they used un properly.
546598
A moderately toxic chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide( Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), formely widely used but now banned in US except for a few specialized purpose because of the ecological damage it cause
653024
This lady above me is being a TAD overdramatic. There are plenty of things that EVERYONE does that negatively effect other peoples health. (aka, driving a car creates smog, using hairspray depletes the ozone and on and on and on.) Using scare tactics for any reason is stupid. If something is bad enough, then you should be able to just lay out the facts for people and have them make their own decision. Not to mention that all this anti smoking crap is a waste of money, find me ONE smoker who doesnt know its bad for them..
1045634
I don't think a lot of people read this. It is interesting information. I had to take a tree hugger science last year and one of the things the professor admitted to is that another one of the destructive gases to the ozone that they beleive is causing the global warming is ethanol, and uria, which are both caused by natural body occurances, the ethonal comes from Pooh, while the uria comes from Urine. Not just human but animal as well. I personally don't know, but am refreshed to see another prospective on the whole thing. Now they can prove all of it, inclucding the CFC part Maybe we can all use Aqua Net again.
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Because the emissions from cars that are hazardous are in the form of a gas, not a solid particulate. That being siad, a filter would be useless as the gasses would still pass through it. Containment would not help either as you'd be left with 1 of 2 options. 1: Empty the container when it's full thus defeating the purpose of containing it in the first place or 2: Dispose of the container that trapped the gas which would rapidly overflow our land fills causing an even greater hazard. The solution is not in trying to cut the emissions in an internal combustion engine, (The types that use gasoline as fuel) but in re-inventing the engine itself so that it will burn a fuel that has no harmful emissions at all. There are such engines out there now however the cost of them at this time is far to great for most people to afford.
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Considering you haven't specified what kind you use, it's hard to tell exactly. However, I am going to assume that you use some name-brand stuff, that is marketed from some large company. All of those products are made up of harmful chemicals. \n\nI suggest trying all-natural deodorizer, such as Burt's Bees "herbal defender". No side effects and it works!
371497
yes...thats ridiculous...states should ban car exhaust also if theyre going to take that route...
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For over 50 years, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were thought of as miracle substances. They are stable, nonflammable, low in toxicity, and inexpensive to produce. Over time, CFCs found uses as refrigerants, solvents, foam blowing agents, and in other smaller applications. Other chlorine-containing compounds include methyl chloroform, a solvent, and carbon tetrachloride, an industrial chemical. Halons, extremely effective fire extinguishing agents, and methyl bromide, an effective produce and soil fumigant, contain bromine. All of these compounds have atmospheric lifetimes long enough to allow them to be transported by winds into the stratosphere. Because they release chlorine or bromine when they break down, they damage the protective ozone layer. The discussion of the ozone depletion process below focuses on CFCs, but the basic concepts apply to all of the ozone-depleting substances (ODS). \n\nIn the early 1970s, researchers began to investigate the effects of various chemicals on the ozone layer, particularly CFCs, which contain chlorine. They also examined the potential impacts of other chlorine sources. Chlorine from swimming pools, industrial plants, sea salt, and volcanoes does not reach the stratosphere. Chlorine compounds from these sources readily combine with water and repeated measurements show that they rain out of the troposphere very quickly. In contrast, CFCs are very stable and do not dissolve in rain. Thus, there are no natural processes that remove the CFCs from the lower atmosphere. Over time, winds drive the CFCs into the stratosphere. \n\nThe CFCs are so stable that only exposure to strong UV radiation breaks them down. When that happens, the CFC molecule releases atomic chlorine. One chlorine atom can destroy over 100,000 ozone molecules. The net effect is to destroy ozone faster than it is naturally created. To return to the analogy comparing ozone levels to a stream's depth, CFCs act as a siphon, removing water faster than normal and reducing the depth of the stream. \n\nLarge fires and certain types of marine life produce one stable form of chlorine that does reach the stratosphere. However, numerous experiments have shown that CFCs and other widely-used chemicals produce roughly 84% of the chlorine in the stratosphere, while natural sources contribute only 16%. \n\nLarge volcanic eruptions can have an indirect effect on ozone levels. Although Mt. Pinatubo's 1991 eruption did not increase stratospheric chlorine concentrations, it did produce large amounts of tiny particles called aerosols (different from consumer products also known as aerosols). These aerosols increase chlorine's effectiveness at destroying ozone. The aerosols only increased depletion because of the presence of CFC - based chlorine. In effect, the aerosols increased the efficiency of the CFC siphon, lowering ozone levels even more than would have otherwise occurred. Unlike long-term ozone depletion, however, this effect is short-lived. The aerosols from Mt. Pinatubo have already disappeared, but satellite, ground-based, and balloon data still show ozone depletion occurring closer to the historic trend. \n\nOne example of ozone depletion is the annual ozone "hole" over Antarctica that has occurred during the Antarctic Spring since the early 1980s. Rather than being a literal hole through the layer, the ozone hole is a large area of the stratosphere with extremely low amounts of ozone. Ozone levels fall by over 60% during the worst years. \n\nIn addition, research has shown that ozone depletion occurs over the latitudes that include North America, Europe, Asia, and much of Africa, Australia, and South America. Over the U.S., ozone levels have fallen 5-10%, depending on the season. Thus, ozone depletion is a global issue and not just a problem at the South Pole. \n\nReductions in ozone levels will lead to higher levels of UVB reaching the Earth's surface. The sun's output of UVB does not change; rather, less o