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Peer reviewedKrupnick, Alan J.; Portney, Paul R. – Science, 1991
The pros and cons of air pollution control efforts are discussed. Both national and regional air pollution control plans are described. Topics of discussion include benefit-cost analysis, air quality regulation, reducing ozone in the urban areas, the Los Angeles plan, uncertainties, and policy implications. (KR)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Climate, Cost Effectiveness, Ecological Factors
Stolarski, Richard S. – Scientific American, 1988
Discusses the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (1987) and the findings of the British Antarctic Survey (1985). Proposes two theories for the appearance of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica which appears each spring; air pollution and natural atmospheric shifts. Illustrates the mechanics of both. Supports worldwide chlorofluorocarbon…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Chemistry, Climate, Earth Science
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi (Kenya). – 1987
Discussed are the following topics: (1) the greenhouse problem, including the processes involved and some possible resulting scenarios; (2) ozone, the "umbrella" protecting the earth from lethal concentrations of ultraviolet rays and the problem of decreasing ozone levels; (3) what could happen as the earth gets warmer (including…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Climate, Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors
