1. Arctic Ozone Depletion
Ironically, increased levels of CFCs, bromide compounds, nitrites, and nitrates released by industry are not only responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer, but also for acid rain, a phenomenon that is destroying many of the deciduous forests of Europe, Asia, and the US (Nilsson, 47). ... Proceedings for the convention were started in 1981, after reports of frighteningly low ozone levels above Antarctica as well as the decimation of the Rhine valley ecosystem by acid rain sparked global interest in the ecological impact of industrial waste chemicals. ...
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