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Explain how ozone in the upper atmosphere functions to filter short-wavelength solar radiation, and how chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) cause depletion of the ozone layer?

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Author:Tro, Nivaldo J.

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Chapter11: The Air Around Us

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