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Record Nr.

UNINA9910134024103321

Titolo

Safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system : issues related to hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons / / edited by Bert Metz, Lambert Kuijpers, Susan Solomon, Stephen O. Anderson, Ogunlade Davidson, José Pons, David de Jager, Tahl Kestin, Martin Manning, Leo Meyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [England] ; ; New York, NY : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2005

Beaconsfield, Quebec : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (484 p.)

Disciplina

363.73875

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Ozone-depleting substances

Greenhouse gases

Fluorocarbons

Asthma

Bronchodilator

Chlorofluorocarbon

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inhaler

Metered-dose inhaler

Montreal protocol

Nebulizer

Thermal insulation

Blowing agent

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Prepared by Working Groups I and III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Technical and Economic Assessment Panel.

"The volume includes a Summary for policymakers approved by governments represented in the IPCC, and a Technical summary"--Half-title.

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Summary for policymakers -- Technical summary -- Ozone and climate: a review of interconnections -- Chemical and radiative effects of halocarbons and their replacement compounds -- Methodologies -- Refrigeration -- Residential and commercial air conditioning and heating -- Mobile air conditioning -- Foams -- Medical aerosols -- Fire protection -- Non-medical aerosols, solvents, and HFC-23 -- HFCs and PFCs: current and future supply, demand and emissions, plus emissions of CFCs, HCFCs, and halons -- ANNEXES:  I: Authors and reviewers -- II: Glossary -- III: Acronyms and abbreviations -- IV: Units -- V: Major chemical formulas and nomenclature -- VI: List of major IPCC reports.