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From U. S. EPA: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2

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List N:  Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2  ( U. S. EPA ) https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2 Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2  ( Image :   Felipe Esquivel REED ;   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en )

Emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals are larger than expected

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Emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals are larger than expected : Recovering and safely destroying the sources of these chemicals could speed ozone recovery and reduce climate change.  (Jennifer CHU, MIT News Office ; March 17, 2020) Featured Research Article : Quantifying contributions to chlorofluorocarbon banks to emissions and impacts on the ozone layer and climate   (LICKEY et al. , 2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15162-7 Ozone Hole Recovery Projection 1960- 2100 (NASA, 2015)

First-time Direct Proof of Chemical Reactions in Aerosol Particulates - Paul SCHERRER Institut (PSI)

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First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates (Media Release, Paul SCHERRER Institut PSI ; 13 March 2020) https://www.psi.ch/en/media/our-research/first-time-direct-proof-of-chemical-reactions-in-particulates Featured Research Article: On the fate of oxygenated organic molecules in atmospheric aerosol particles (POSPISILOVA et al. , 2020) https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/11/eaax8922 Website : Particulate Matter (PM) Basics (U. S. EPA) https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics Smog in New York  (Image:   Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain)

Geologists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust • News Service • Iowa State University

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Geologists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust • News Service • Iowa State University (Press Release, Iowa State University ; February 27, 2020) By Austin Schmid schmidy - https://unsplash.com/photos/HOrR7PQMBj0 Image Gallery , CC0 , Link