TY - BOOK ID - 135487324 TI - Protecting the ozone layer AU - Andersen, Stephen O AU - Sarma, K Madhava AU - Sinclair, Lani PY - 2002 SN - 113655923X 1280475765 1136559248 1849772266 9786610475766 6000002556 1417522240 9781849772266 9781136559242 9781280475764 9781417522248 9781136559198 1136559191 9781136559235 6610475768 9786000002558 1853839051 9781853839054 1844071723 9781844071722 PB - London Sterling, VA Earthscan Publications DB - UniCat KW - Ozone layer depletion KW - Atmospheric chemistry. KW - Prevention KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135487324 AB - In the 1970s the world became aware of a huge danger: the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer by CFCs escaping into the atmosphere, and the damage this could do to human health and the food chain. So great was the threat that by 1987 the UN had succeeded in coordinating an international treaty to phase out emissions; which, over the following 15 years has been implemented. It has been hailed as an outstanding success. It needed the participation of all the parties: governments, industry, scientists, campaigners, NGOs and the media, and is a model for future treaties. This volume provi ER -