mamooth
Diamond Member
Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4) is both an ozone muncher and a greenhouse gas, and poisonous as all hell, so nobody wants it around. Emissions of it were completely banned by the Montreal Protocol, but they're now finding significant amounts of it being emitted, about 30% of what was emitted at peak.
Ozone-Depleting Compound Persists NASA Research Shows NASA
Don't blame the Chinese too fast, as right now the source is a mystery. I'm thinking the OCO-2 satellite (Orbiting Carbon Observatory) that was just launched might be able to pin down where the stuff is coming from. OCO-2 has reached final orbit in the A-train and tested out its spectrometers, and next comes the calibration period.
Ozone-Depleting Compound Persists NASA Research Shows NASA
Don't blame the Chinese too fast, as right now the source is a mystery. I'm thinking the OCO-2 satellite (Orbiting Carbon Observatory) that was just launched might be able to pin down where the stuff is coming from. OCO-2 has reached final orbit in the A-train and tested out its spectrometers, and next comes the calibration period.