Australasian Science October 1999, page 27 UV up in NZ: Ozone culpable (by Peter Pockley)
August 1999, page 17 Will halons extinguish hopes for rapid ozone layer recovery? (by Paul Holper)
September 1998, pages 17-18 Ozone efforts may affect climate change (by Paul Holper)
Ecos No. 118, 2004, page 7 Ozone hole hope (by Simon Torok) Researchers have found that the levels of chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere have begun to decline.
No. 95, 1998, pages 34-35 Ozone warrior (by Brad Collis) Dr Jonathon Banks crusades against methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting substance.
No. 90, 1996/97, pages 32-34 Defending the ozone (by Graeme O'Neill) An interview with Dr Paul Fraser of CSIRO's Division of Atmospheric Research. Dr Fraser was awarded the Eureka Prize in 1995 for his research on CFCs and ozone-depletion.
No. 69, 1991, pages 6-10 What's happening to the ozone layer? (by Roger Beckmann) This article explains how ozone is formed and destroyed, the effect of CFCs on ozone destruction; and why Antarctica experiences more thinning of the ozone.
New Scientist 12 April 2008, page 14 Ozone smog spoils bracing seaside air (by Kate Ravilious) Suggests that ozone may be increased in urban coastal areas by industrial emissions.
22 July 2006, page 18 Ozone hole alters Antarctic sea life (by Emma Young) Reports that higher levels of UVB light, due to lower ozone levels, can reduce phytoplankton blooms in Antarctic waters.
17 December 2005, page 16 Illegal CFCs imperil the ozone layer (by Duncan Graham-Rowe) Covers the illegal trade in chloroflurocarbons in China.
9 December 2005 Satellite tracks global sources of ozone pollution (by Kelly Young) Satellite observations show a link between local carbon monoxide and ozone levels.
28 January 2005 Unusual Arctic cold raises fears for ozone hole (by Shaoni Bhattacharya) Raises concerns over ozone depletion due to exceptionally cold temperatures.
20 December 2004 Climate change issues clouded by ozone (by Fred Pearce) Discusses the possible role of ozone in the lower atmosphere on cloud formation and climate change.
13 September 2003, page 18 Key chemical equations face turbulent times (by Jenny Hogan) Data suggests that the rates of chemical reactions calculated from equations may be incorrect.
30 July 2003 Earth's ozone depletion is finally slowing (by Gaia Vince) Presents evidence that the rate of ozone depletion in the upper stratosphere is slowing down.
5 July 2003, page 44-46 High flyer (by Fred Pearce) An interview with Paul Crutzen, winner of a Nobel Prize for helping to explain the ozone hole.
20 October 2001 "Green" chemicals harming ozone layer (by Fred Pearce) Four more chemicals may be added to the list of ozone-depleters.
25 March 2000, pages 24-28 The hole story (by Gabrielle Walker) Looks at possible connections between the ozone layer and greenhouse warming.
Scientific American Vol. 275, no. 1, July 1996, pages 38-43 Sunlight and skin cancer (by David J. Leffell and Douglas E. Brash) Explains how ultraviolet rays cause a mutation in the tumour-supressing p53 gene.
Vol. 272, no. 1, January 1995, pages 14-15 Holes in ozone science (by Sasha Nemecek) Discusses the depletion of the ozone layer in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere – 0.5 per cent per year over North America.
Vol. 264, no. 6, June 1991, pages 40-47 Polar stratospheric clouds and ozone depletion (by Owen N. Toon and Richard P. Turco) Presents alternative theories advanced to explain the ozone hole. Explains how polar stratospheric clouds help chlorine destroy ozone and why ozone loss is more obvious over Antarctica than over the Arctic.
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