… Emissions and degradation products Sun and clouds over the Indian Ocean Source: NASA … are used for purposes such as refrigerants, foam blowing agents in certain foam products, and insulating gas in switchgears. Some of these substances have an … (HF) the persistent and very mobile trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) can be formed. … Emissions and degradation products …

… the ozone layer have long been subject to an international phase-down on their production and use. In 2016 the international community took steps to phase down … and export of the substances listed in Annexes I - III of the Regulation as well as products and equipment containing these substances. This is independent of the … Whereas classic greenhouse gases are for the most part released as undesirable byproducts of processes such as fossil fuel combustion, most fluorinated greenhouse …

… effectively as planned. Operational monitoring is NOT the same as testing the ‘end product’ drinking-water in accordance with the requirements of the German Drinking … Water Ordinance, as well as water supply goals, are attained.  Classical end product testing of drinking-water in terms of regular self-control by the water … leaves the waterworks and within the distribution system is verification. This end-product testing should not be mistaken for operational monitoring. It is important …

… / Fotolia.com Wood-based materials and consequently also furniture and building products made from them may contain formaldehyde as an adhesive component. …

… eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com Nanotechnology involves research and development, production and processing of structures and materials on a nanometre scale. … and these changes can be applied in a variety of ways to develop new types of products and applications. Nanotechnology is applied in many areas of the economy … the amounts produced are increasing. In case nanomaterials are released from products and applications, this may result in increased burdens for humans and the …

… Dioxins were never industrially produced. In fact, they are the undesired by-product of all combustion processes in the presence of chlorine and organic carbon … kaolin soils. Dioxins are also formed in varying volumes in all chemical production processes which apply chlorine, and they may be contained as impurities in the finished products. Chlorophenols, for example, contain high levels of dioxin impurities, …