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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Montreal Protocol

Montreal Protocol stories: 1 news summaries

The Latest Ozone Villain:
Laughing Gas

Nitrous oxide nothing
to chuckle about, climate scientists say

(Newser) - Nitrous oxide is the new chlorofluorocarbons. A study published today fingers N2O, aka laughing gas, as the most dangerous ozone-depleting gas in the air, Time reports. Nitrous oxide isn’t as dangerous as CFCs, but it’s incredibly common, emitted by everything from fertilizer to sewage treatment plants to... More »

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