Ozone Case Study :
Chemical Principles and the Depletion of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer By Chlorofluorocarbons

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Sections:
Table of Contents

CHAPTERS
EMPHASIS		 (Point 
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 1. Chlorofluorocarbons
     1.1 The First Refrigerator
     1.2 The First Chlorofluorocarbons 
     1.3 Naming Freons 
     1.4 Characteristics of Freons 
     1.5 The Spread of Chlorofluorocarbons 
           More about Rowland and Molina
 2. Ozone and the Atmosphere
     2.1 The Earth's Atmosphere 
           2.1.1 See the Chapman Cycle 
     2.2 Human Activity and the Atmosphere
     2.3 The Destruction of Ozone 
           2.3.1 More about Ozone Catalysts 
           See the Rowland/Molina Reaction Pathway 
    2.4 The Ozone Hole 
    2.5 The Role of Science 
    2.6 Banning CFCs 
    2.7 The Montreal Protocol 
    2.8 Monitoring Ozone From Space 
    2.9 Alternatives 
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