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The 46 pages that link to Ozone depletion, each with the reason it gives.

• ChlorineRelated: Chlorine released from chlorofluorocarbons catalyzes ozone destruction high in the atmosphere.

• Nitrous oxideRelated: Nitrous oxide reaches the stratosphere, where its nitrogen oxides catalyze ozone loss.

• Montreal ProtocolRelated: The treaty was designed to halt and reverse this chemical-driven loss.

• OzoneRelated: Depletion weakens the atmospheric shield that ozone provides.

• Ozone layerRelated: It describes the weakening of the layer’s protective capacity.

• ChlorofluorocarbonRelated: Chlorine released from CFCs catalytically destroys stratospheric ozone.

• Hadley cellRelated: Ozone-driven changes in Southern Hemisphere temperature gradients can influence the cell’s poleward extent.

• Atmospheric chemistryRelated: Its discovery showed how emitted compounds can trigger large-scale atmospheric chemical change.

• UltravioletRelated: Less ozone allows more harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the surface.

• Nuclear winterRelated: Nuclear-war smoke and heating could alter stratospheric chemistry as well as surface climate.

• Clean Air ActRelated: The Act’s Title VI phases out ozone-depleting substances in the United States.

• StratosphereRelated: Changes in stratospheric ozone affect how much harmful ultraviolet radiation reaches the surface.

• Kigali AmendmentRelated: The ozone crisis established the treaty framework later extended to HFCs.

• Ozone–oxygen cycleRelated: It describes what happens when additional reactions disrupt the natural cycle’s balance.

• PhotodissociationRelated: Light-driven release of halogen radicals from compounds helps initiate ozone-destroying chemistry.

• Chemical decompositionRelated: Sunlight decomposes chlorofluorocarbons, releasing radicals that drive ozone-destroying cycles.

• HydrochlorofluorocarbonRelated: HCFCs release chlorine in the stratosphere, contributing to this process.

• Thomas Midgley Jr.Related: CFCs associated with Midgley’s refrigeration work became major ozone-depleting substances.

• Ultraviolet-BRelated: Less stratospheric ozone allows more ultraviolet-B to reach Earth’s surface.

• 1991 eruption of Mount PinatuboRelated: Pinatubo’s sulfate aerosols provided surfaces that enhanced ozone-destroying reactions.

• Aerosol propellantRelated: Ozone damage from CFCs reshaped which aerosol propellants could be used.

• Fluorine chemistryRelated: Certain older fluorinated refrigerants release chlorine or bromine that catalytically destroy ozone.

• ChloromethaneRelated: Chloromethane can reach the stratosphere and release chlorine that participates in ozone-destroying cycles.

• 1,1,1-TrichloroethaneRelated: Ultraviolet light releases chlorine from this compound, which then participates in ozone-destroying reactions.

• HaloalkaneRelated: Chlorine released from some haloalkanes catalytically destroys stratospheric ozone.

• DichlorodifluoromethaneRelated: Ultraviolet light breaks down CFC-12 and releases chlorine that catalytically destroys ozone.

• Atmospheric scienceRelated: Its recovery and changing dynamics remain active subjects of atmospheric observation and modeling.

• BromoformRelated: Bromoform can transport bromine to the atmosphere, where bromine chemistry affects ozone.

• HalocarbonRelated: Some halocarbons release these atoms in the stratosphere, where they destroy ozone.

• Paul J. CrutzenRelated: His work identified natural catalytic pathways that remove ozone, complementing later research on human-made causes.

• TrichlorofluoromethaneRelated: Ultraviolet light breaks down CFC-11, freeing chlorine that catalytically destroys ozone.

• 1,1,1,2-TetrafluoroethaneRelated: Avoiding ozone depletion was a central reason for replacing older refrigerants with R-134a.

• BromomethaneRelated: Bromomethane releases bromine in the atmosphere, where it can catalytically destroy ozone.

• ChlorodifluoromethaneRelated: Ultraviolet light can release chlorine radicals from HCFC-22, which contribute to ozone loss.

• FluorocarbonRelated: Chlorine-bearing fluorocarbons release radicals that catalytically destroy stratospheric ozone.