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1986 Chernobyl nuclear station accident generates a massive toxic radioactive explosion. It is considered as the world’s worst nuclear disaster. 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer ado pted . The Protocol is designed to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances in order
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