Chlorine

  1. Rocket chlorine may slightly slow ozone recovery
    Study models how expanded rocket launches could impact stratospheric ozone recovery, finding that 10-52 fold increases in chlorine emissions would cause modest but measurable ozone depletion.
  2. Global atmospheric chlorine declined over 2004–2024
    21-year satellite inventory shows global atmospheric chlorine declining since 2004, though emerging short-lived substances offset some gains from CFC phase-out regulations.