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Chlorinated solvents are widely used in metal degreasing, dry cleaning, paint stripping, extraction of pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs, and electronic circuit board production (Sidebottom and Franklin, 1996). Emission data for trichloroethene (CHCl=CCl2) and tetrachloroethene (CCl2=CCl2) show that emissions of these compounds are declining steadily, largely as a result of constant improvements in the efficiency with which they are being used and recycled. While 1,1,1-trichloroethane (CH3CCl3) was formerly widely used as a solvent, it is now strictly regulated as an ozone-depleting compound under the Montreal Agreement. Despite the decline in emissions of these chlorinated solvents their atmospheric fate and impact is still of concern.
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Nolan, L., Guihur, AL., Manning, M., Sidebottom, H. (2006). Atmospheric Oxidation of the Chlorinated Solvents, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Trichloroethene and Tetrachloroethene. In: Barnes, I., Rudzinski, K.J. (eds) Environmental Simulation Chambers: Application to Atmospheric Chemical Processes. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Science, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4232-9_14
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