What good things does the Ozone do?

Answer 1

The ozone in the earth's upper atmosphere uniquely absorbs UV-B from our Sun, which would otherwise directly damage the DNA of all surface life... cataracts, melanoma, mutation, and decreases in crop yields. See "What does the ozone layer do?" link below for more. On one hand, long wave ultraviolet light (UV-A) striking the skin produces natural vitamin D in the body, which helps metabolize calcium into bone tissue. On the other hand, short wave ultraviolet light is ionizing radiation which can produce skin cancer. At ground level, ozone is a respiratory irritant, and can aggrivate the respiratory tract and also asthmatic conditions as the ozone is so reactive, it reacts with substances like mucus membranes in your body. Ground level Ozone is most commonly produced by burning fossil fuels, which release oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and unburned fuel. Sunlight converts them with Oxygen in the air to produce Ozone. Ozone can cause breathing difficulties, headaches, tiredness, and in extreme cases... death. Ozone will do everything that oxygen will do, and some things that it won't. It is a powerful oxidizer and is much more powerful than oxygen alone. There are some adherents to alternative medicine who claim many "cures" using ozone. However, there appear to be legitimate medical uses for ozone; see the Related Link. It purifies water--most of the bottled water you see says "purified by ozonation" on it. They use an air stone (or eductor) to bubble ozone through the water, and the ozone kills any organisms that might be living there. Eductors are today more commonly used to apply ozone to drinking water, since eductors do not provide tiny difficult to clean pores in a drinking water system like diffuser stones do. They also provide the possibility of applying ozone into pressurized systems. Ozone is applied into sewer manholes, where it dissolves grease (along with water vapor) and destroys odors (however briefly). Ozone is applied to municipal water (in some cases), where it will destroy pharmaceuticals, destroy taste and odor, make organic molecules easier for activated cabon to destroy, sterilize the water, and act as a flocculant (agglomeration of contaminant molecules that can settle or filter more easily). In organic synthetic chemistry, ozone is used in as a reagent in ozonolysis reaction that oxidize a carbon double to two aldehydes. This is a very useful reaction but dangerous.

Answer 2

The ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere helps to absorb and filter out a significant amount of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, which protects living organisms from the damaging effects of excessive UV exposure. By blocking harmful UV rays, the ozone layer plays a crucial role in safeguarding human health, preventing skin cancer, cataracts, and other health issues.

Answer 3

There are no positive effects about the ozone layer cause in the end we are all gunna die so face it biatchs :D

Answer 4

The ozone is a boon for society.It acts as a blanket for life on earth.