Researchers say that they have pinpointed the major sources of a mysterious recent rise in a dangerous, ozone-destroying chemical. CFC-11 was primarily used for home insulation but global ...
The ozone layer had been damaged by man-made chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The ozone layer starts about six miles above Earth. It is a colourless form of a specific type of oxygen ...
Seven CFCs and 21 ID projects approved in Andhra Pradesh under MSE-CDP during 2019-24. Union Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Shobha Karandlaje informs this to Lok Sabha in resp ...
Even in small quantities, they have a high capacity for warming the Earth. CFCs are another ozone-depleting fluorinated gas. The Montreal Protocol has already lowered the presence of CFCs in the ...
The ozone hole over Antarctica is the seventh smallest it’s been since the early 1990s. Recovery began with the Montreal Protocol, which ended the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in 1987.