Nobel Prize-caliber scientists concluded years ago that CFCs damage the ozone layer. So why is the debate still raging? When the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry appeared at the flower-filled Stockholm Concert Hall in December 1995 to receive their awards from King Carl XVI Gustaf, they were met by pickets. Why? Because two of the three Nobelists, F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina, were being rewarded for their pioneering work on the chemistry of …
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…J. Hofmann predicts that, barring any noncompliance with the Montreal Protocol, the first signs of ozone hole "healing" will be detectable early in the 21st century. Resources: 1. Fisher & Arthur, Attack on ozone science, Popular Science, 10-01-1997. 2. Robert Cooke, An Atmosphere of Cooperation / Eventual recovery of the ozone layer is credited to international limits on harmful chemicals. , Newsday, 01-29-2001 3. Kerr, Richard A, OZONE DEPLETION: A Brighter Outlook for Good Ozone, Science, 09-06-2002.