SPARC Report No.7

SPARC Report N°7 (2016) on the Mystery of Carbon Tetrachloride

Edited by Q. Liang, P.A. Newman, and S. Reimann.

WCRP-13/2016

SPARC Report No. 7

http://dx.doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010690647

 

Citation:

SPARC, 2016: SPARC Report on the Mystery of Carbon tetrachloride. Q. Liang, P.A. Newman, and S. Reimann (Eds.), SPARC Report No. 7, WCRP-13/2016, available at www.sparc-climate.org/publications/sparc-reports/sparc-report-no7

Full Report  7.2 MB

 

Table of Contents

List of authors, contributors, and reviewers

Preface

Abstract

1. INTRODUCTION

A. Problem Statement
B. CCl4 Discussions in the WMO/UNEP Scientific Assessments of Ozone Depletion
C. Observed Atmospheric Levels of CCl4
D. Loss Processes from the Atmosphere
E. Emissions into the Atmosphere
F. SPARC Carbon Tetrachloride Activity

2. DEGRADATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND SOILS

3. OBSERVATIONS AND TOP-DOWN EMISSIONS CALCULATIONS

4. INDUSTRY PRODUCTION AND EMISSIONS

5. RESEARCH DIRECTION SUGGESTIONS

A. With Respect to Improving Our Understanding of CCl4 Emissions

B. With Respect to Improving Our Understanding of CCl4 Removal from the Atmosphere

6. SUMMARY

Glossary

References

Appendix A: INDUSTRIAL BOTTOM-UP FUGITIVE EMISSIONS ESTIMATION

Appendix B: ACRONYMS AND CHEMICAL NOMENCLATURE