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A - Ozone Eaters

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1. How is ozone distributed in the atmosphere?
2. What is the "ozone hole?"
3. Besides CFCs, what other molecules destroy ozone?

B - Proof of Damage

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1. As the concentration of chlorine rises, what happens to the concentration of ozone?

C - Natural vs. Artificial

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1. Since nature makes compounds that have chlorine in them, why haven't we had an ozone hole before now? What is it about some human-made chlorine compounds that makes them harmful to the ozone layer?
2. What percent of the chlorine in the stratosphere comes exclusively from human sources?

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Updated April 15, 2008