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GEO 260, Spring 2006
Lecture Outline

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Reading to be done before Class: CES pp. 264-279
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C radiation, processes of ozone formation and depletion, ozone depleting substances including CFCs, Halons, Methyl Choloride, Methyl Bromide. biological impacts of UV-B radiation, The Vienna Convention, The Montreal Protocol, London Ozone Agreements, Copenhagen Ozone Agreements
Additional Assignment: Hazardous Waste/Recycling Assignment Due today.

Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

How Ozone Depletion Works

Major Ozone depleting chemicals

  • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  • Halons
  • Carbon tetrachloride

Political Responses

  • The Montreal Protocol

 

 

 

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