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ozone-friendly

adjective

  1. not harmful to the ozone layer; using substances that do not produce gases harmful to the ozone layer

    an ozone-friendly refrigerator

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Three of the CFCs identified in the new study are ingredients or byproducts in the production of ozone-friendly chemicals that were invented to replace CFCs.

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Industry marketed the alternatives as ozone-friendly, an early example of green marketing.

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As it happened, the ozone-friendly replacements for the CFCs, known as hydrofluorocarbons, turned out to be distinctly unfriendly to the climate.

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HFCs are ozone-friendly replacements for CFCs and are often used as refrigerants.

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Since the late 80s, the most harmful coolants have steadily been switched out for more ozone-friendly options, and the EPA is planning to phase out all ozone-depleting substances by 2030.

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