Widely Used Coolants Contribute to Ozone Depletion

  • Released Thursday, October 22, 2015
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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.

This narrated video provides an overview of the study findings and features NASA scientist Margaret Hurwitz.

For complete transcript, click here.

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See http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/nasa-study-shows-that-common-coolants-contribute-to-ozone-depletion

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015GL065856/abstract