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Discover the lesser-known details about the chemical compounds responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer.
Humans have been depleting the ozone layer with chemical products. The unintentional experiment started in the late 1920s, when Thomas Midgley and other industrial chemists began to produce ...
Several U.S. cities are experiencing heightened air pollution levels on Wednesday, including parts of Chicago.
Lake City is in the top ten for worst ozone pollution in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association.
A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate ...
Louisville continues to struggle with poor air quality, according to a new report, as federal support is eroded.
But when Haagy created synthetic smog in the lab, he unknowingly introduced another piece to the puzzle when oxidizing the VOCs: ozone. Oxidation is the process of combining a molecule with oxygen, ...
After news that Louisville failed a national ranking for high rates of particle and ozone pollution, a UofL researcher says ...
Residents of Houston and surrounding areas are being urged to limit emissions on Wednesday due to air quality concerns.
The LA area is once again the worst for ozone in the U.S., a pollutant impacting millions more people nationwide, the ...
Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet is available ... who persuaded President Reagan to phase out CFC chemical production; Professor Mario Molina, who won the Nobel Prize for identifying the ...