The 1928 invention of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) made possible both air conditioning and refrigeration. But in 1974, scientists demonstrated that CFCs had altered the fundamental chemistry of the atmosphere and had begun to erode the earth's ozone layer. A richly detailed work about the high cost of progress. Photographs.
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The 1928 invention of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) made possible both air conditioning and refrigeration. But in 1974, scientists demonstrated that CFCs had altered the fundamental chemistry of the atmosphere and had begun to erode the earth's ozone layer. A richly detailed work about the high cost of progress. Photographs.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Book Royal octavo, hardcover, slightly cocked else near fine, clean and unmarked., in near fine black pictorial dj. red remainder mark to top edge by spine. A look at the damaging effects of chlorofluorocarbons on the atmosphere discusses the history of CFCs in industry, the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer in 1974, and the battle to restrict CFCs. 430 pp. including index.
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Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Book ISBN 0-679-42052-5. Remainder-striped fore-edge. Blurb by Senator TomHayden Marjorie Anderson DJ. near fine, nf dj, navy cloth spine w/ black bds 430 pgs.
