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    The document discusses the ozone layer and the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. It describes how chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone depleting substances released by human activities are the primary cause of ozone depletion. Increased ultraviolet radiation due to ozone depletion poses major dangers, including increased risk of skin cancer, cataracts, and damage to plants and crops. The document provides figures showing the increasing size of the ozone hole and decreasing ozone levels over time.

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    The document discusses the ozone layer and the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. It describes how chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone depleting substances released by human activities are the primary cause of ozone depletion. Increased ultraviolet radiation due to ozone depletion poses major dangers, including increased risk of skin cancer, cataracts, and damage to plants and crops. The document provides figures showing the increasing size of the ozone hole and decreasing ozone levels over time.

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    HOLE IN OZONE-MYTH OR

    MAJOR DANGER

    • Abhishek Mukherjee
    (0123)
    • Iman Bhattacharya (1223)
    • Minakshi Tomar ()
    • Rajib Ghosh (2553)
    • Sayandeep Bardhan (3031)
    • Shveta Arora (3214)
    OZONE (O3)
    • Blue coloured gas
    • Pungent smelling
    • Very reactive
    • Absorbs harmful component of sunlight (UV B)
    WHERE IS OZONE LAYER
    WHERE IS OZONE LAYER
    MECHANISM
    WHAT IS OZONE HOLE
    severe depletion of the
    ozone layer high above
    Antarctica.

    primarily caused by
    human-produced
    compounds that release
    chlorine and Bromine
    gases in the
    stratosphere.
    OZONE DEPLETING
    SUBSTANCES (ODS)
    • Chlorofluoro Carbons (Freons) – foam
    blowing agents, solvents, refrigerants.
    • Bromofluoro Carbons (Halons) – Fire
    Extinguishers
    • Carbon Tetrachloride – Industrial Chemical
    • Trichloroethane – Solvent
    • Methyl Bromide - Fumigant
    DEPLETION IN OZONE LAYER
    OZONE DEPLETION – who is
    responsible
    THICKNESS OF OZONE LAYER

    One Dobson Unit (DU)

    equals to

    0.01 mm thickness at
    standard temperature
    and pressure.
    A MAJOR DANGER
    A MAJOR DANGER
    A MAJOR DANGER
    A MAJOR DANGER
    A MAJOR DANGER
    CFCs cannot reach the stratosphere because
    they are heavier than air.

    The winds in the troposphere stir around


    ODS molecules to mix them with air and
    lift them up to the ozone layer.
    A MAJOR DANGER

    First fig. shows increment in the Ozone hole area as recorded from 1979 to 2007.
    Second fig. shows the amount of Ozone present now as per Dobson Unit
    A MAJOR DANGER
    A MAJOR DANGER

    • The amount of UVB measured at the


    surface is doubled during the spring season.

    • One chlorine atom can destroy over


    100,000 ozone molecules.
    HARMFUL EFFECTS
    Effects of Ozone depletion
    HUMAN HEALTH PLANTS

    Decrease in crop yields


     Increase eye cataracts
    i,e., corn, rice, soybean
     Suppression of the Immune Damage to aquatic plants
    system essential to ocean food
     Increase skin cancer webs
     Increase eye burning
     Premature aging
     Sun Burns
    Breaks down plastics and other polymers
    GLOBAL WARMING
    REFERENCES
    • google.com
    • nasa.gov
    • ozone.org
    • al.noaa.gov
    • epa.gov
    • geocities.com

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