Ozone does not produce anything. Ozone layer blocks around 97% of the total radiation received by the earth. It acts as a blanket and keeps the atmosphere cool. It is responsible for the survival of life on earth.
Ozone and hydrogen do not react directly, in general. Hydrogen does get oxidized to water vapor, and water vapor does destroy ozone to make hydrogen peroxide. It just takes a couple of intermediate steps.
Ozone pollution at the surface is primarily caused by reaction of precursor pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. These reactions produce ground-level ozone, which can be harmful to human health and the environment.
# Replant # Reduce commerical flights above "cloud level" # Re-engingeer processes that produce / require compounds that destroy ozone to use compounds that either can't diffuse to the "ozone layer", are not persistent, or are not catalysts to ozone destruction
Nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and sunlight react to produce ozone through a series of photochemical reactions. NOx and VOCs are released from sources like vehicle emissions and industrial processes, and when they interact with sunlight, they form ozone, which is a harmful air pollutant.
Gasoline itself does not do so. Nitric oxide can be formed in gasoline engines, and it can act as a catalyst in the decomposition of ozone... however, it's fairly reactive and not likely to survive to reach the ozone layer (in fact, it reacts with hydrocarbons to produce ozone; unfortunately, it does so at lower levels where we don't want ozone).
Computers do not produce ozone. Ozone is typically generated by electrical discharge, such as lightning or specialized equipment like ozone generators. Computing devices themselves do not have the capability to generate ozone as a byproduct of their operation.
Yes, chlorine atoms can react with ozone to produce chlorine monoxide. This reaction can contribute to ozone depletion in the atmosphere.
Winters produced less ozone. There is depletion in winters.
Humans produce CFC's. These CFC's react with ozone to deplete it.
No, ozone will not kill produce. Ozone is commonly used in food storage applications to prolong the shelf life of produce by killing bacteria and mold that will shorten the shelf life. Also, ozone will break down natural levels of Ethelyne from the fruit and slow the ripening process. However, it is important to maintain a safe level of ozone and this will vary with produce to not negatively affect the produce. Ozone levels should always be below 0.5 ppm, and usually below 0.08 ppm, the OSHA level for human safety.
Industries can produce ozone friendly products. These products could help in saving ozone.
Marigolds produce ozone in their roots to fight predation of their roots. Kudzu appears to produce ozone to clear an area for it to take over. Hopefully someone can comment how we might predict which plants will make ozone (and delete this sentence...).
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.
Forests help a great deal in recovering the ozone. It is because they produce oxygen which forms ozone.
Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds are the three pollutants that react in the presence of sunlight to produce ozone. They are also called the ozone precursors.
Humans produce CFC's. These CFC's react with ozone to deplete it.
Yes, UV light can produce ozone during the disinfection process. UV light can react with oxygen in the air to create ozone, which can help in disinfecting surfaces and air.