Widely Used Coolants Contribute to Ozone Depletion
According to a new NASA study, a class of widely used chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), found in refrigerators and in home and automobile air conditioners, contributes to ozone depletion by a small but measurable amount, countering a decades-old assumption.
This narrated video provides an overview of the study findings and features NASA scientist Margaret Hurwitz.
For complete transcript, click here.
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Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producer
- Sophia Roberts (USRA)
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Animator
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Margaret M. Hurwitz (Morgan State University)
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Science writer
- Samson K. Reiny (Wyle Information Systems)
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Videographers
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, October 22, 2015.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:49 PM EDT.