`color{green}("Uses ")` : ● It is used in the manufacture of refrigerants and propellants for aerosol cans.
● It is also used as feedstock in the synthesis of chlorofluorocarbons and other chemicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and general solvent use.
● It was also widely used as a cleaning fluid, both in industry, as a degreasing agent, and in the home, as a spot remover and as fire extinguisher until the mid 1960s.
`color{green}("Harmful Effect ")` : ● Exposure to carbon tetrachloride causes liver cancer in humans.
● The most common effects are dizziness, light headedness, nausea and vomiting, which can cause permanent damage to nerve cells.
● In severe cases, these effects can lead rapidly to stupor, coma, unconsciousness or death.
● Exposure to `color{red}(C Cl_4)` can make the heart beat irregularly or stop.
● The chemical may irritate the eyes on contact.
● When carbon tetrachloride is released into the air, it rises to the atmosphere and depletes the ozone layer.
● Depletion of the ozone layer is believed to increase human exposure to ultraviolet rays, leading to increased skin cancer, eye diseases and disorders, and possible disruption of the immune system.
`color{green}("Uses ")` : ● It is used in the manufacture of refrigerants and propellants for aerosol cans.
● It is also used as feedstock in the synthesis of chlorofluorocarbons and other chemicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and general solvent use.
● It was also widely used as a cleaning fluid, both in industry, as a degreasing agent, and in the home, as a spot remover and as fire extinguisher until the mid 1960s.
`color{green}("Harmful Effect ")` : ● Exposure to carbon tetrachloride causes liver cancer in humans.
● The most common effects are dizziness, light headedness, nausea and vomiting, which can cause permanent damage to nerve cells.
● In severe cases, these effects can lead rapidly to stupor, coma, unconsciousness or death.
● Exposure to `color{red}(C Cl_4)` can make the heart beat irregularly or stop.
● The chemical may irritate the eyes on contact.
● When carbon tetrachloride is released into the air, it rises to the atmosphere and depletes the ozone layer.
● Depletion of the ozone layer is believed to increase human exposure to ultraviolet rays, leading to increased skin cancer, eye diseases and disorders, and possible disruption of the immune system.