Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995
In 1974 Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina published an article showing CFC gases have a damaging effect on ozone in the atmosphere. The discovery was worrying as our ozone layer provides protection from damaging UV radiation reaching the earth’s surface.
Thanks in part to the pioneering work of Molina and Rowland, along with their fellow chemistry laureate, Paul Crutzen, the Montreal Protocol was introduced, which banned their use worldwide. In 1995, Molina, Rowland and Crutzen were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Thanks in part to the pioneering work of Molina and Rowland, along with their fellow chemistry laureate, Paul Crutzen, the Montreal Protocol was introduced, which banned their use worldwide. In 1995, Molina, Rowland and Crutzen were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.