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Published online 26 September 2007 | Nature 449, 382-383 (2007) | doi:10.1038/449382a
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Chemists poke holes in ozone theory
Reaction data of crucial chloride compounds called into question.
As the world marks 20 years since the introduction of the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer, Nature has learned of experimental data that threaten to shatter established theories of ozone chemistry. If the data are right, scientists will have to rethink their understanding of how ozone holes are formed and how that relates to climate change.
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