These fractions are surprisingly high. We would have expected them to be exhausted by 2003.

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It's surprising that these chemicals are still being strongly emitted seven years after their production was banned.

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The reservoirs of ozone-depleting chemicals found in old fridges and air-conditioning systems may be greater than anticipated, and if this continues into the future then the projection of ozone hole recovery in 2050 may have to be extended.

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That effect will be with us for at least the first half of this century.

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