Chemist no. 88 of 350 · Physical
F. Sherwood Rowland
1927-2012United StatesNobel Chemistry 1995
CFC depletion of stratospheric ozone
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Sherwood Rowland: How Careful Measurement Showed That CFCs Threaten the Ozone Layer
How F. Sherwood Rowland used hot atom chemistry, gas chromatography and global air sampling to show CFCs accumulate and destroy ozone. Electron capture detector explained.
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F. Sherwood Rowland (1927-2012): The Chemist Who Gave an Early Warning for the Ozone Layer
Life story of F. Sherwood Rowland (1927-2012), American Nobel laureate who warned that CFCs destroy the ozone layer. Timeline, honours, facts and lessons.
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