AWhat changed
Proposed that sunlight breaks down chlorofluoromethanes in the stratosphere, releasing chlorine that catalytically destroys ozone.
Scientific scope
The 1974 proposed stratospheric CFC sink and catalytic ozone-destruction mechanism.
Evidence
Original sources and institutional historical accounts support the stated contribution. The reading boundary is recorded at each source; this assessment is not an independent scientific verification.
Contributors
- Mario J. Molina · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- F. S. Rowland · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- Stratospheric sink for chlorofluoromethanes: chlorine atom-catalysed destruction of ozone
- Publisher-deposited byline: Stratospheric sink for chlorofluoromethanes: chlorine atom-catalysed destruction of ozone
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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