An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”
16027 entries, 14091 authors and 1941 subjects. Updated: August 10, 2024
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Stratospheric sink for chlorofluoromethanes: chlorine atom-catalysed destruction of ozone.Nature, 249, 810-812, 1974.Rowland and his post-doctoral student, Molina, suggested that long-lived organic halogen compounds, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), could reach the stratosphere where they would be dissociated by UV light, releasing chlorine atoms, and depleting the ozone layer. Subjects: BIOLOGY › Ecology / Environment, Environmental Science & Health Permalink: www.historyofmedicine.com/id/10333 |