Part 1 of Essay
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are depleting the ozone layer which is harmful to the earth's inhabitants and environment because of the increased ultraviolet radiation coming through the thinned ozone, global warming caused by ozone loss, and the ground leveling of the ozone layer. Chlorofluorocarbons are reducing the number ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere (Gutnik 54). CFCs are most commonly used as the propellant in spray cans, the coolant in refrigerators and air conditioners, in foam and plastic insulation, and in industrial solvents (Caldara 20). Industry began using CFCs in the World War II era. In 1973, atmospheric chemists F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina of the University of California at Irvine postulated the connection between ozone depletion and CFCs. Although CFCs were found to ....