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>In article <thumper.78.0011A696@netcom.com> thumper@netcom.com (Thumper!)
>writes:

>>Then what happens?  Mt. Pinutubo explodes in a fiery volcano, and 
>>scientists... REAL scientists, not the "we think, therefore it must be" 
>>eco-wannabe-scientists, take some measurements, and conclude that just the ONE
>>volcanic eruption has put 10 times more CFC's into the atmosphere than mankind
>>has in the however many years of existence mankind has.
>>

Thumper, if you don't know what the difference between CFC's and Cl or HCl 
then you should probably stay out of the ozone discussion.  Volcano's are 
sources of chlorine but it is found as hydrogen chloride (HCl) which is NOT a 
CFC.

Mt Pinatubo ejected something less than 40 ktons of HCl into the atmosphere.  
That is much less than the 300 ktons of Cl contributed annually to the 
stratosphere by CFC's.  Beyond that, there is evidence that the Cl contributed 
by volcano's does not make it to the stratosphere where it can react with 
ozone.  REAL scientists know the difference between CFC's and HCl and the 
difference between the atmosphere and the stratosphere.  

James White
e-mail: jmwd%chem%mbpp@bangate.pge.com or maybe just jmwd@pge.com

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