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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8 AMAP Assessment 2015: Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic Climate Forcers.” Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease.” link] Climate & Clean Air Coalition. Health Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution: Lines That Connect.”

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) : A group of inert chemical used in many industrial and everyday processes such as our refrigerators that are not broken down at lower atmospheric levels and rise to the upper levels, destroying ozone. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons.