Most industrial nations have intentionally decreased their production and use of refrigerants and other chlorofluorocarbons in the last 20 years to address the ________.
A)decrease in Arctic Sea ice cover
B)decrease in plankton fecundity in tropical and subtropical waters
C)increase in hurricane,typhoon,and tropical cyclone intensity and/or number
D)decrease in atmospheric ozone over the Antarctic

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There has been a decrease in atmospheric ozone over the Antarctic due to the depletion of ozone layer by chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other halogenated ozone-depleting substances. Therefore, most industrial nations have intentionally decreased their production and use of refrigerants and other chlorofluorocarbons in the last 20 years to address this problem.

Most Industrial Nations Have Intentionally Decreased Their Production and Use