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Factors Accelerating Ozone Depletion

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Abstract

Just as carbon dioxide is inexorably associated with global warming, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are implicated in ozone hole. But CFCs are not the only ozone-destroying chemicals in the environment; there are three other classes of substances as well (Fig. 3.1).

A combination of factors leads to chemical reactions that destroy stratospheric ozone and create the ‘ozone hole’. This chapter dwells upon these factors and also describes the evolution of theories that have helped us understand the mechanism of ozone hole formation.

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  1. Centre for Pollution Control & Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

    S. A. Abbasi & Tasneem Abbasi (Visiting Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA

    Tasneem Abbasi (Visiting Associate Professor)

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Abbasi, S.A., Abbasi, T. (2017). Factors Accelerating Ozone Depletion. In: Ozone Hole. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6710-0_3

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