On-the-ground investigation finds use of banned CFC-11 is rife in China's plastic foam industryA mysterious surge in emissions of an illegal ozone-destroying chemical has been tracked down to plastic foam manufacturers in China, according to an on-the-ground investigation published on Monday.The chemical, trichlorofluoromethane or CFC-11, has been banned around the world since 2010 and is a potent destroyer of ozone, which protects life on Earth from UV radiation, and strong greenhouse gas. A shock rise in the gas in recent years was revealed by atmospheric scientists in May, but they could only narrow the source to somewhere in East Asia. Continue reading...
Mysterious source of illegal ozone-killing emissions revealed, say investigators
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Zdroj: The Guardian