Ravishankara AR, Turnipseed AA, Jensen NR, Barone S, Mills M, Howard CJ, Solomon S. Do Hydrofluorocarbons Destroy Stratospheric Ozone?
Science 1994;
263:71-5. [PMID:
17748353 DOI:
10.1126/science.263.5143.71]
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Abstract
Hydrofluorocarbons, many of which contain a CF(3) group, are one of the major substitutes for the chlorofluorocarbons and halons that are being phased out because they contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion. It is critical to ensure that CF(3) groups do not cause significant ozone depletion. The rate coefficients for the key reactions that determine the efficiency of the CF(3) radical as a catalyst for ozone loss in the stratosphere have been measured and used in a model to calculate the possible depletion of ozone. From these results, it is concluded that the ozone depletion potentials related to the presence of the CF(3) group in hydrofluorocarbons are negligibly small.
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