HYDROFLUOROCARBONS AND STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

Authors
WALLINGTON TJ SCHNEIDER WF SEHESTED J NIELSEN OJ
Citation
Tj. Wallington et al., HYDROFLUOROCARBONS AND STRATOSPHERIC OZONE, Faraday discussions, (100), 1995, pp. 55-64
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Faraday discussions → ACNP
ISSN journal
13596640
Issue
100
Year of publication
1995
Pages
55 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-6640(1995):100<55:HASO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Recognition of the adverse environmental impact of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)(1) has led to an international agreement to cease their produc tion. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are important CFC substitutes. An impo rtant question regarding HFCs is: what is their impact on stratospheri c ozone? While it is well known that HFCs themselves do not react with ozone, questions have been raised regarding the possibility that spec ies formed during the atmospheric oxidation of HFCs could deplete stra tospheric ozone.