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Stratospheric Sink for Chlorofluoromethanes

papers articles scientific paper paper core planned

Creators

  • Mario J. Molina, author
  • F. Sherwood Rowland, author

Canon Rationale

A core atmospheric chemistry paper, included for CFC-driven ozone depletion, environmental chemistry, and science-policy consequences.

Evidence

  • citation context: Molina and Rowland, 'Stratospheric Sink for Chlorofluoromethanes: Chlorine Atom-Catalysed Destruction of Ozone,' Nature, 1974.
  • field survey: The Nobel Prize, Molina, Rowland, and Crutzen ozone chemistry materials.

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version dependency, epistemic status required

Completion unit: read the full 1974 paper.

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