Widely Used Coolants Contribute to Ozone Depletion
- Produced by:
- Sophia Roberts
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This narrated video provides an overview of the study findings and features NASA scientist Margaret Hurwitz.
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According to a new NASA study, a class of widely used chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), found in refrigerators and in home and automobile air conditioners, contributes to ozone depletion by a small but measurable amount, countering a decades-old assumption.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Animator
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
Science writer
- Samson K. Reiny (Wyle Information Systems)
Scientist
- Margaret M. Hurwitz (Morgan State University)
Producer
- Sophia Roberts (AIMM) [Lead]
Videographers
- John Caldwell (AIMM)
- Rob Andreoli (AIMM)
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