Research has shown that the Ozone layer is currently depleting in thickness. The ozone layer is uniquely important in sheilding the earth from UV-B radiation from our Sun. UV-B radiation is particularily dangerous for life on earth's surface and is a cause of, for example, skin cancer.
Since ultraviolet light contains high amounts of energy, it is known as ionizing radiation. It has the ability to break chemical bonds, which is particularily dangerous in living tissue. This is because UV-B can cause bonds in DNA to break, and is a primary cause for cancer and mutation in all complex life forms. As you can see, the ozone layer is vital and protects life on earth from these harmful rays.
Research has shown that currently, the ozone layer is depleting in thickness. A major contributor to this is caused by human activities that release harmful gases and other agents into the atmosphere.
The fact that the ozone layer was being depleted was discovered in the mid-1980s. One cause of this is the release of CFCs, chlorofluorocarbons. Antarctica was an early victim of ozone destruction. A massive hole in the ozone layer right above Antarctica now threatens not only that continent, but many others that could be the victims of Antarctica's melting ice caps. There likely has always been an ozone hole over Antarctica, but its size depends on how many contaminants decay the ozone.
Ozone layer present in troposphere is known as bad ozone. It is a pollutant and is a major constituent of urabn smog.
Ozone layer possesses no threats. The depletion of ozone does.
Ozone layer has many associated problems. The depletion being the major.
Ozone depletion is the process where ozone holes are created in the ozone layer. It is caused due to the action of chloro-floro-carbons on the ozone molecule to break it down to oxygen.
Ozone layer is not a problem. Absence of ozone layer is a problem.
Ozone depletion is the thinning of ozone layer below a certain level. Gobal warming is the heating up of earth's surface due to various green house gases.
It has a hole in it.
CFC's and ozone layer combined is a concern. It is the problem because CFC's destroy the ozone to a great content.
We have stopped the production of certain chemicals that damage the ozone layer.
Yes, you can. You can curb the CFC's to protect ozone.
Ozone depletion is an environmental issue. Ozone layer acts as a blanket.
The loss of ozone is a great damage. It is a blanket to the layer of earth.
Ozone layer is a protective layer. The problem with it is its depletion.
Nothing is wrong with ozone layer. There is problem with absence of ozone layer.
The problem of ozone layer is worsening. It is due to many ODS working together.
The main problem with ozone layer is the depletion. It is due to the reckless use of CFC's by humans.
Poking holes in ozone layer is a problem. A hole in ozone would cause the ultraviolet radiations to enter the surface.
Ozone is depleting. It is due to CFC's.
The ozone layer is breaking. It is because of the use of CFC's by humans.
Ozone layer is decreasing. It is because of CFC's that are depleting it.
CFC's cause problems to ozone layer. They help in its depletion.
CFC's and ozone layer combined is a concern. It is the problem because CFC's destroy the ozone to a great content.
We have stopped the production of certain chemicals that damage the ozone layer.
Yes, you can. You can curb the CFC's to protect ozone.