depletion of ozone layer
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•Depletion of ozone layer ?
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Depletion of ozone layer :-
★ Ozone layer is found between 20° to 26° km above the sea level .
★ It is a deadly poison.
★ It shields the surface of the Earth from ultraviolet rays .
★ The thickness of ozone is 0.25 cm above the equator and 0.40 cm above the poles.
★ It damage to various organisms and cause skin cancer, cataract , damage immune system and inhabit photosynthesis.
★ CFCs halogens , methane , nitrogen oxide
are responsible to damage the ozone layer.
★ At higher level , UV rays split some molecules of oxygen into free oxygen free oxygen that combine with molecules of oxygen forming ozone .
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Ozone depleting substances are chemicals that destroy the earth's protective ozone layer. They include: chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) halon.