Name the following: One gaseous compound which depletes the ozone layer.
Answers
Answer:
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other halogenated ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are mainly responsible for man-made chemical ozone depletion.
Answer:
CFC
Explanation:
The correct answer is CFCs.
Key Points
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are mainly responsible for ozone layer depletion.
Refrigerators, air-conditioners, Fire extinguishers, Adhesives, aerosols are the major sources of ozone-depleting substances.
About Ozone layer:
CFC has disrupted this balance and increase the degradation of Ozone gas which is called Ozone depletion.
Although ozone depletion is occurring in the stratosphere, the depletion is especially marked over the Antarctic region.
This has resulted in the formation of a large area of the thinned ozone layer, commonly called the ozone hole
Montreal Protocol in 1987 bans the production of CFCs, halons, and other ozone-depleting chemicals.
World Ozone Day is observed on the 16th of September every year.
The O3 layer present in the stratosphere protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
Ozone layer thickness is measured in Dobson units.