| Environmental aspects of refrigerant R134a |
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| R134a is a fluorocarbon and contains no chlorine. |
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| R134a has a shorter atmospheric persistence than refrigerant R12. |
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| R134a does not damage the ozone layer, the potential to reduce the amount of ozone is zero. |
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| The Global Warming Potential (GWP) of R134a lies by 1300 (the GWP for carbon dioxide lies by 1). |
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| The contribution of R134a to the greenhouse effect is less by a factor of 10 than that of refrigerant R12. |
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