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What compound releases chlorine or bromine in the stratosphere, threatening the ozone layer?

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Answer:

Halocarbons.

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Atmospheric measurements have clearly corroborated theoretical studies showing that chlorine and bromine released from halocarbons in the stratosphere react with and destroy ozone.

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Halocarbons releases all of the above
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