Refrigerators and Air Conditioners. The most common emitter of CFCs are refrigerants, particularly those used after the 1930s. … Aircraft Halon. … Aerosol Sprays. … Rogue CFCs.

What are CFCs found in?

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are anthropogenic compounds that have been released into the atmosphere since the 1930s in various applications such as in air-conditioning, refrigeration, blowing agents in foams, insulations and packing materials, propellants in aerosol cans, and as solvents.

Do CFCs still exist?

Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants were commonly used in equipment manufactured before 1995. … The atmospherically benign HFC refrigerants will remain in production, but CFC and HCFC refrigerants will be phased out. Production of CFCs ceased in 1995. HCFC production will cease in 2020 (HCFC-22) or 2030 (HCFC-123).