Many people hear about atmospheric ozone depletion and wonder why we don't simply replace that which has been destroyed. Knowing about CFCs and how catalysts work, explain how this would not be a lasting solution.
A. Governments would be too slow to respond as they argued about who should shoulder the burden of undertaking such an endeavor.
B. The amount of energy required to create and transport sufficient ozone to the stratosphere would be cost prohibitive.
C. Any ozone we placed into the stratosphere would be destroyed by the same catalytic action that destroys naturally occurring stratospheric ozone.
D. all of the above
Answer: D
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