Who discovered the ozone layer depletion?

Answer 1

Chloroflourocarbons were first created in 1928 and first marketted in the 1930's. They grew in popularity as non-toxic refrigerants, so about by 1988 consumption was a billion kg a year. Stratospheric ozone levels have been measured since 1956. In 1974 M.J.Molina and F.S.Rowland published a paper indicating that ozone and the chlorine from CFCs could interact to destroy the ozone if UV light was present. In May of 1985 Farman, Gardinar and Shanklin. published a report in Nature showing that ozone levels had dropped to 10% below normal January levels for Antarctica. Reworking old data indicated that there was evidence for the global ozone depletion as far back as 1976. In 1989 Anderson, J.G., W.H. Brune, M.H. Proffett, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research that ClO had been detected in the atmosphere, showing that CFCs were contributing to ozone depletion.

Answer 2

The ozone layer was discovered in 1913 by the french physicists Charles Fabry and Henri Buisson.

Answer 3

See "When was ozone and the ozone layer and ozone depletion and the ozone hole discovered?"

Answer 4

Mario Molina was the first. He said that CFC's cause ozone depletion.

Answer 5

The scientist that discovered was Dr. Joe Farman. He had this discovery.

Answer 6

CFC's gases contain Chlorine and Fluorine. They react with ozone to deplete it.

Answer 7

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 8

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