Do cows contribute significantly to ozone layer depletion?

MadSci Network: Environment & Ecology

Subject: Do cows contribute significantly to ozone layer depletion?

Date: Tue Nov 14 11:30:22 2000
Posted by Andrea Atkin
Grade level: nonaligned School: NC State University
City: Raleigh State/Province: NC Country: US
Area of science: Environment & Ecology
ID: 974219422.En

Message:


I saw a claim on another website that methane from cows is "a major cause 
of ozone layer depletion."  I find that hard to believe, but maybe it is 
true.  I looked through the archives but the info on ozone and methane 
doesn't address this particular question.

Thank you.

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