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How might the destruction of the ozone layer affect your health?
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∙ 9y ago
Ozone in the upper atmosphere protects the DNA of all surface-dwelling (and near-surface-dwelling ocean) life. In our atmosphere, ozone is found in varying concentrations at different altitudes, with the highest concentration (the "ozone layer") located in the lower stratosphere. Ozone inhaled can cause damage and constriction in the airways. It behaves similarly for our food supplies, reducing crop yields (plants breathe through their leaves). It can kill, improperly applied. So ozone in high concentrations (>0.05 ppm) in the troposphere is considered a pollutant. Ozone and other powerful oxidants are produced in tiny amounts by white blood cells in fighting infections. Likewise, marigolds produce ozone from their roots when predators attack the roots. Ozone rinses (ozone dissolved in water... not liquid ozone) have been used on teeth in Europe, where it kills all the bacteria that attack teeth. Ozone rinses have been used in rebuilding cartilage in back injuries and damaged knees. Ozonated ointments have been used to fight local infections for short periods. Ozone is used to sterilize the water some of us drink (both municipal and bottled), and the bottles that we may drink it from. The ozone layer protects the skin from short wwave UV that can cause mutation and skin cancer. Human skin is largely impervious to tropospheric ozone (but lungs are not). The name "ozone layer" refers to a region near the bottom of the stratosphere where there is sufficient oxygen and enough energetic UV that ozone can be formed. Tropospheric ozone (such as in a room or a city) aggrevates Asthma, ages rubber (tires, carpet backing), destroys / damages a plant's ability to make oxygen, inflames lung tissue and so on. Ozone's affects on health are well documented. But nothing lives (that we depend on) at the bottom of the stratosphere. It keeps the sun's most harmful rays from reaching the earth. If we destroy it, we will burn... it is very beneficial, in other words! I hope this helped!!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoOzone affects health in these ways:
- Skin cancer
- Eye cataract
- Suppression of immune system.
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∙ 9y agoOzone in water depletes plankton. It causes global warming. It affects humans health.
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∙ 9y agoThe thinning of ozone layer affects our health very much. It suppresses our immune system to great extent.
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∙ 9y agoThe ozone affects the human health. It is due to its property to enter the human skin.
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∙ 9y agoDestruction of ozone layer might cause various fatal problems. Skin cancer being the worst.
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∙ 10y agoOzone acts as a protective shield to the earth. It saves us from the harmful UV rays.
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Industries release toxic gases. They might cause us breathing problems.
How might increased UV radiation due to decrease in the ozone layer affect the earth's?
Increased UV exposure can cause:Skin cancereye catarctsuppression of immune system.
What is the risk of a thinner ozone layer?
A thinner ozone layer might lead to more UV entrance. These UV's might cause cataract like problems in humans.
What might ozon layer effect?
ozone layer protects us from the UV rays of the sun. These are harmful rays of the sun.
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it can affect an ecosystem by killing it or burning it
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No electrical appliances affect the ozone layer. Those that contain freon and leak might, but they don't do so directly.
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it will affect your health, causing all kinds of things. You could die by this eventually, or as i said it might affect your health.
Is a dose the only factor that determines how a substance might affect your health?
No
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Our bodies' changes and behaviors will affect our position in the health continuum. If we do not get enough sleep, do not eat properly, do not exercise, or do not ask for support when times are tough, we will get stressed or be at risk for chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, or heart disease.
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many rainforest plants r used for medicines there. therefore, if there was a destruction of the rainforest, there will be a decrease in the medicines that people around the world use in the hospitals.
How do electronics affect the ozone layer?
By not affecting it in any way. The manufacture of electronic devices might affect the ozone layer, if that manufacture releases free radicals or freon (chloroflurocarbons) into the atmosphere ... free radicals destroy ozone. However, electronics themselves have no impact on the ozone layer.
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Too much of sodium can cause high blood pressure and other health conditions.
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you become lazy and might gain a pound or two
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gets in your eyes and distorts vision, might even destroy your retina
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Industries release toxic gases. They might cause us breathing problems.
Can my dentist find problems that could affect my overall health, not just mouth health?
Dentists can actually find oral symptoms that could relate to problems that might affect the rest of the body like heart disease. Many areas in the mouth can signal trouble in your general health.
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As habitats disappear, the species that live in those habitats vanish. In addition, development often splits ecosystems into pieces.
