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The United States banned chlorofluorocarbons in aerosol cans. These actions became a
global movement and let to an international agreement on the ban. Which environmental
concern were governments directly addressing by eliminating the use of
chlorofluorocarbons in aerosol cans?
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Dependency of fossil fuels.
Melting of icecaps.
Salinity levels in the ocean.
Levels of stratospheric ozone.
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CFCs were phased out via the Montreal Protocol due to their part in ozone depletion. However, the atmospheric impacts of CFCs are not limited to their role as ozone-depleting chemicals.