Ozone Layer

No, ozone is not conductive. It is a dimagentic molecule.

Smoking releases VOCs into the atmopshere. If there is NOx present (from infernal combustion engines), and violet or more energetic light, the "ozone as smog" is formed.

Smoking releases chlorine-containing compounds into the air, and consumes a small amount of oxygen. Both serve to decrease the ozone in the ozone layer by a few hundreds of molecules... sometime next year when the effect diffuses up to that altitude.

Better to consider what the smoke does to the smoker, both here and now, and as they age.

The depletion of the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect are related but separate issues. The depletion of the ozone layer allows more ultraviolet radiation to reach Earth's surface, leading to increased skin cancer rates and other health problems. The greenhouse effect, on the other hand, refers to the trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming. Both issues are important environmental concerns.

UV-B radiation has been shown to be harmful to living organisms, damaging DNA, proteins, lipids and membranes.

The highest concentration is located in the lower stratosphere.

The ozone layer is usually considered to be 10-50km in altitude, being somewhat lower near the poles. It is at different heights at different latitudes and different times of year. Much above this altitude, and there are not enough gas molecules encountered to absorb much UV-C. Below this altitude, there is not enough UV-C left to absorb. Note that ozone decreases monotonically above "35 km" in a gentle curve (it doesn't "fall off suddenly"). Likewise below 30 km, ozone concentration is a gentle curve.

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Ozone is decayed back to oxygen. It depends on how the ozone is being converted.

The main source is CFC's. They are present in deodorants.

The effects of ozone are adverse on skin. It can cause cancer.

The symbol for ozone is O3. Ozone is a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms bonded together.

The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere has a vital role in protecting the inhabitants of earth. It blocks the harmful ultraviolet radiations which could be very fatal.

Chlorofluorocarbons

The US is trying to stop the damage in stratosphere. They are doing this by banning CFC's.

The immediate effects of depletion are UV entering. They cause plankton death.

It doesn't. The ozone in the upper atmosphere screens out most of the ultraviolet radiation that reaches us from the sun, protecting life on earth from its harmful effects. However, by the 1980s, the amount of ozone in the upper atmosphere had fallen to such a dangerously low level that a hole in the ozone layer had opened up over most of the continent of Antarctica. The reduction in ozone levels was shown to be caused by the manufacture and use of certain gases, such as chlorofluorocarbons, in airconditioning units and refrigerators. When released into the atmosphere, these gases combined with the atmospheric ozone, reducing the natural level. Urgent action was undertaken by governments around the world, to ban the manufacture of these gases. Only now are atmospheric levels of ozone beginning to return to normal.

CFC's are a major problem. It is because they deplete the ozone.

stratosphere

Ozone does not mean anything. It is just the name given to the cmpound O3.

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The ozone is in better shape, more stable anyway. The hole changes size/shape over time and with season. Bear in mind though, 'better' and 'stable' still means there's a hole the size of North America in it during September. (over 25,349,000 Sq Km)

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High intensity UV radiation can be harmful to human skin, causing sunburn and potentially skin cancer. It can also damage materials such as plastics, paints, and fabrics. Protective measures such as wearing sunscreen, sunglasses, and clothing that blocks UV rays are important when exposed to high intensity UV radiation.