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Stratospheric ozone depletion has been a major environmental issue of the last two decades - first as an interesting hypothesis following publication of the seminal paper by Molina and Rowland (1974), and then as a matter of urgency and intergovernmental action following the discovery of the ozone ‘hole’ in the Antarctic stratosphere in 1984 (Farman et al., 1985). The primary concern regarding ozone depletion is that a decrease in the total column content of ozone leads to an increase in the amount of UV-B radiation reaching the Earth’s surface, with adverse effects on human health and ecosystems (Box 1) (UNEP, 1989). Ozone depletion may also contribute to changes in the Earth’s climate (see Chapter 3).
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Tolba, M.K., El-Kholy, O.A. (1992). Ozone depletion. In: Tolba, M.K., El-Kholy, O.A. (eds) The World Environment 1972–1992. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2280-1_2
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