Nitrous Oxide (N
                    <sub>2</sub>
                    O): The Dominant Ozone-Depleting Substance Emitted in the 21st Century

R. Ravishankara, A.; S. Daniel, John; W. Portmann, Robert

doi:10.1126/science.1176985

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Nitrous Oxide (N 2 O): The Dominant Ozone-Depleting Substance Emitted in the 21st Century

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Authors:

A. R. Ravishankara

John S. Daniel

Robert W. Portmann

Abstract

Unwelcome Dominance Stratospheric ozone is depleted by many different chemicals; most prominently, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) responsible for causing the Antarctic ozone hole. Nitrous oxide is also an ozone-depleting substance that has natural sources in addition to anthropogenic ones. Moreover, unl...

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