sally@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Sally Roberts) (10/25/90)
I'd like to apologize for the tone of my last posting. I was having a
bad day on too little sleep. However, I do believe I am correct that
halogenated carbons containing only fluorine are more harmful than
those containing chlorine and fluorine or just chlorine. It's been
a while since I did research on the subject, and what research I did
was concerned only with the substitution of one refrigerant for another
with minimal environmental damage AND minimum system modification. It's
possible that the problem with fluorine that I am remembering was due
to its carcenogenic effects, rather than its effects on the atmosphere,
in which case I will apologize for the error. The engineering library
is currently closed, but I will look up the statistics as soon as
possible, and post either quotes and references, or a retraction.
Bear with me, as this may take a day or two.I have a busy schedule.
--Sally
PS--Please, no spelling flames on this particular post. My terminal
emulator is dreadful, and doesn't work well with vi. It tends to hide
mistakes from me. If I notice any mistakes when this is posted, I'll
correct them.