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Coyle, J. D., Hill, R. R., and Roberts, D. R., eds. Light, Chemical Change and Life. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1982. General introduction to the study of atmospheric chemistry.

Dressler, Andrew. Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone. Academic Press, 2000. Up to date scientific text describing the fundamentals of stratospheric ozone.

Giese, A. C. Living with our Sun's Ultraviolet Rays. New York: Plenum Press, 1976. A look at the effect of ultra-violet radiation on life on earth.

Houghton, J. Global Warming: The Complete Briefing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Although this widely available book covers mostly global warming issues it has a discussion of CFCs and HFCs. Written in an accessible style for the interested general reader.

Labitzke, K. G., and van Loon, H. The Stratosphere: Phenomena, History and Relevance. New York: Springer, 1999. Up to date scientific text discussing many aspects of stratospheric circulation and chemistry including a discussion of ozone trends and the discovery of the ozone hole.

UK Stratospheric Ozone Review Group. Stratospheric Ozone. The Stationery Office Books, 1998. Review of current knowledge of stratospheric ozone and the processes controlling it.

Wayne, Richard. Chemistry of Atmospheres. Oxford University Press, 2000. Established scientific text covering many aspects of atmospheric chemistry including ozone.

World Meteorological Organization. Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion, 1998. Geneva: WMO. Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project–report no. 44, 1999. Major source of information concerning current state of knowledge related to all aspects of ozone depletion.