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. 1974 Sep 27;185(4157):1165-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.185.4157.1165.

Stratospheric ozone destruction by man-made chlorofluoromethanes

R J Cicerone, R S Stolarski, S Walters
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Stratospheric ozone destruction by man-made chlorofluoromethanes

R J Cicerone et al. Science. .
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Abstract

Calculations indicate that chlorofluoromethanes produced by man can greatly affect the concentrations of stratospheric ozone in future decades. This effect follows the release of chlorine from these compounds in the stratosphere. Present usage levels of chlorofluoromethanes can lead to chlorine-catalyzed ozone destruction rates that will exceed natural sinks of ozone by 1985 or 1990.

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