Summaries of the Pages
Below are summaries of each of the seventeen pages of thecase study. They are accessed directly by clicking the appropriatechapter synopsis button in the overview.
The first part of page four discusses the first refrigeratorwhich was developed by Dr. John Gorrie. The remainder of the pagediscusses the early periodic table. A copy of the modern periodictable is included on this page.
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Page seven briefly explains chemical bonding before broadening the discussion to the progress of chemistry as a science. Back to the Overview
This is the first time something other than chemistry isdiscussed. This page looks at the entrance of corporations, suchas General Motors, into the world of organized science. The mainfocus of this page is a discussion of how scientists working forGeneral Motors developed the first CFCs. Back to the Overview
Page nine focuses on the marketing of CFCs under the nameFreon. It provides an example of the naming system as well assome pictures of the most common CFCs. Back to the Overview
Page ten presents the characteristics of the class of chemicalsknown as CFCs. Back to the Overview
Page eleven looks at the spread of CFCs throughout industry.Due to their chemical usefulness and inexpensive cost, CFCs seemedto be the perfect chemical for many industrial needs. Back to the Overview
This page begins the discussion of atmospheric chemistry.It opens with a description of the Earth's atmosphere as wellas how ozone is formed in the upper atmosphere. Back to the Overview
Page thirteen describes the process of ozone destructionby CFCs. It also looks at the unique situation at the south polewhere an ozone hole has formed. Back to the Overview
Page fourteen discusses the role of science in the debateover ozone depleting chemicals such as CFCs. Also, a discussionof the ways in which science can assist in the solution of theozone depletion problem is begun. Back to the Overview
The Montreal Protocol is the focus of page fifteen. Boththe reasons for the original protocol as well as its amendmentsare given and discussed. Back to the Overview
Page sixteen describes some modern monitoring tools suchas satellites and ground-based ozone data collection systems.A graphic example of the ozone depletion problem is also provided.Back to the Overview
The final page of the text, page seventeen, presents severalalternative which have been used to help solve the stratosphericozone layer depletion problem. Back to the Overview