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The use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in aerosol-spray propellants was banned beginning in the late 1970s in places such as the United States, Canada, and Scandinavia.
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The use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in aerosol-spray propellants was banned beginning in the late 1970s in places such as the United States, Canada, and Scandinavia.
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Joseph C. Farman
British atmospheric scientist
Mario Molina
Mario Molina
American chemist
Rowland, F. Sherwood
F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist