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Thomas Midgley Jr.’s Deadly Inventions
Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Ozone Layer Over Antarctic
In 19 95, melina and roland were awarded the nobel prize in chemistry for this work. This paper explained that chloro phlora methanes, which are a type of hydro chloro chlora carbon, destroyed atmospheric ozone. C f c and h c f cs used as propellants in spray bottles, in refrigerators, in air conditioning systems and in plastic foams. Once they were there, u v light broke them down, releasing chlorine into the upper atmosphere where it acted as a catalyst to break down the ozone layer. Experts predicted sharp increases in things like cataracts and fatal skin cancers, as well as damage to crops and eco systems that are sensitive to u
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