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If CFCs are destroying the ozone layer, then we would expect/predict that more CFCs will be present at lower altitudes.
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Testing the hypothesis of ozone depletion (1 of 3)
Molina and Rowland needed to test their ideas with actual atmospheric evidence, but figuring out just what evidence to look for was tricky.