Trends of Atmospheric CCl 3 F,CCl 2 F 2 and CCl 2 FCClF 2 in Shanghai (China)

Atmospheric concentrations of CCl 3 F (CFC-11), CCl 2 F 2 (CFC-12), and CCl 2 FCClF 2 (CFC-113) in troposphere in Shanghai, China (31°1N) have been routinely monitored by using gas chromatography with electron capture detector from November 1997 to December 2000. The observation shows that there is a slowly declining trend of the three compounds. On the other hand, a comparison has been drawn between the concentrations observed and the ones calculated by 2-box model on the basis of the global statistical data of CFCs production and emission. Our observation agrees with the calculations. It shows that production and emission of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in China are still at a low level and gradually decreasing.