Sunday, July 15, 2018

Ozone hole mystery

Disturbing news from China: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44738952
Earlier this year, scientists could not figure out why an illegal, ozone-killing chemical had suddenly reappeared. Now the culprit has been identified: China.  London-based Environmental Investigation Agency found that lots of Chinese manufacturers are adding the chemical CFC-11 to foam insulation that gets blown into houses - even though it was banned in 2010.


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