Chlorofluorocarbons Refrigerants, CFC Refrigerants: Ozone Layer Depletion & Greenhouse Effect

Air conditioning and refrigeration systems require refrigerants to produce their cooling effect. Chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants or CFC refrigerants are being used in many refrigeration since the last five or six decades and have been since found to cause ozone layer depletion, which damages the atmosphere's ability to protect the earth from the sun's ultraviolet radiation.In recent years it has been found that CFCs are most destructive to the environment. It has been proved that CFCs are a major cause of depletion of the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer and contribute to the greenhouse effect (global warming).