Quote Originally Posted by Scrap man View Post
Is freon toxic or something? It seems like it would be if you can get fined for releasing it
Here's the simple answer...

Freon itself isn't toxic. However, it destroys the "Ozone layer" which is the part of the Earth's atmosphere that filters out a lot of the Sun's Ultraviolet Radiation. Freon won't make you sick by being exposed to it today--it'll allow everybody to get skin cancer 20 years from now.