Atmospheric impacts of the space industry require oversight [Comment]

Rocket emissions and debris from spacecraft falling out of orbit are having increasingly detrimental effects on global atmospheric chemistry. Improved monitoring and regulation are urgently needed to create an environmentally sustainable space industry.

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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Shutler, Jamie D., Yan, Xiaoyu, Cnossen, Ingrid ORCIDORCID record for Ingrid Cnossen, Schulz, Leonard, Watson, Andrew J., Glaßmeier, Karl-Heinz, Hawkins, Naomi, Nasu, Hitoshi

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Date:
4 August, 2022
Journal/Source:
Nature Geoscience / 15
Page(s):
3pp / 598-600
Link to published article:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01001-5