Called the most successful treaty in United Nations history, nearly 200 countries signed the Montreal Protocol in 1987 and banned the use of substances that ________, thus avoiding an environmental catastrophe
A) polluted agricultural lands
B) destroyed atmospheric ozone
C) salinated fresh waters
D) killed pollinating species
E) created toxic gasses
Answer: B
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