Which statement about the stratospheric ozone layer is false?
A) CFCs, used in refrigerants and propellants, react with other chemicals to produce chemicals that destroy ozone molecules.
B) Decreases in protective ozone have been most pronounced near the equator.
C) The levels of the protective ozone layer continued to decline after the Montreal Protocol, due to time lags.
D) Amphibians appear to be particularly susceptible to the increased UV radiation brought about by the decline in the protective ozone layer.

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The decreases in protective ozone have been most pronounced near the poles, particularly over Antarctica, not near the equator.

Which Statement About the Stratospheric Ozone Layer Is False