The hole in the sky
Subtitle: man's threat to the ozone layer
By: John Gribbin.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published: 1988
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Environmental policy -- Antarctica.; Environmental policy -- Arctic regions.; Environmental protection -- Antarctica.; Environmental protection -- Arctic regions.; Pollution -- Prevention and control -- Antarctica.; Pollution -- Prevention and control -- Arctic regions.; Pollution -- Antarctica.; Pollution -- Arctic regions.; Atmospheric chemistry -- Antarctica.; Atmospheric chemistry -- Arctic regions.; Meteorology -- Antarctica.; Meteorology -- Arctic regions.; Atmosphere, Upper -- Antarctica.; Atmosphere, Upper -- Arctic regions.; Ozone layer -- Antarctica.; Ozone layer -- Arctic regions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Chronicles realisation within the scientific community of deterioration of global atmosphere due to human inputs, and describes international efforts to control human contributions to the problem. Describes mechanism and effects of ozone depletion and research programmes designed to investigate the "ozone hole" in both the Arctic and the Antarctic skies.