Ground-level ozone pollution helped to recover normal ozone levels over the Iberian Peninsula
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:31
in Earth & Climate
The reconstruction of ozone levels over the Iberian Peninsula between 1979 and 2008 reveals that positive trends began eight years after the ratification of the Montreal Protocol. Furthermore, results show that Spain quickly recovered part of its lost ozone thanks to tropospheric ozone, a secondary pollutant derived from industrial emissions.