chlorofluorocarbons, definition of

A widespread epidemic throughout an area, nation or the world.

• Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved
  The world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997 Montreal Protocol, have made an unexpected comeback, with significant emissions detected in the atmosphere...
• Levels of ozone-destroying CFCs are mysteriously rising
  Globally banned by the Montreal protocol in 1987 for their ozone-destroying properties, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals are experiencing a comeback. In recent years, levels of CFCs have increased suddenly and mysteriously. Now, scientists are racing...
• The Earth’s Ozone Layer Increases for the First Time in 35 Years
  Good news, everyone - a new United Nations report shows that the Earth's ozone layer has increased for the first time in 35 years. The report credits the recovery in part to the phasing out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) following the Montreal Protocol...