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Atas, Bryan B.
Bondoc, Christian Earvin D.
Hubag, Patrick Paulo Amor C.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Ozone
• The main point, ladies
and gentlemen, is that Ozone layer
OZONE DEPLETION
Ozone depletion
exists!!!
Ultraviolet rays
• This serves as an
introduction to the terms
needed in the following
chapters
Ozone INTRODUCTION
Ozone
• A form of oxygen gas
Ozone (O
layer)
• Composed of three atoms of oxygen 3
Ozone depletion
Ozone
• greatest concentration of ozone occurs at
altitudes 19 - 30km above the Earth's
Ozone layer
surface
Ozone depletion
Ultraviolet rays
• Ozone layer is IN the stratosphere
Ozone
• The thinning of the ozone layer
Ozone layer
• Technically….
• regions where stratospheric ozone depletion
is so severe that levels fall below
200 Dobson Units (D.U.)
Antarctic ozone hole
2007 average
Ultra violet rays INTRODUCTION
Ozone
• A form of electromagnetic energy
Ozone layer
Ozone depletion
• UVB – higher energy, breaks down O3
– Has the ability to destroy DNA linkages
Ultraviolet rays
ODC
• Mechanism of Ozone layer
destruction Mechanism
CFC’s
• Chemicals that deplete the
ozone layer Sources
ODC CAUSES
• ODC – Ozone Depleting
Chemicals ODC’s
CFC’s
• ODS – Ozone Depleting
Mechanism
Substances
Sources
ODC
CFC
CFC others
•
It is The main source of ozone depletion
• Very stable
• Insoluble in water (rain)
Source: Scientific
Assessment of Ozone
Depletion: 2002
ODC
CFC
Table of ods part II others
Source: Scientific
Assessment of Ozone
Depletion: 2002
Sources of ODS
• CFCs are widely used as coolants in
refrigeration and air conditioners
CFC’s
• As CFC reaches the stratosphere, they are
broken down by light and this process
Mechanism
releases Cl
sources
Mechanism
CAUSES
• Cl + O3 ClO + O2
ODC
• ClO + O Cl + O2
CFC’s
O3 is converted to O2
therefore, less O3 is available to block the UV
Mechanism
rays
sources
WE SHOULD CARE
Effects of Ozone Depletion
• Damage to marine life - Smith et.al
_Science_1992 found a 6-12% drop in
phytoplankton productivity once their ship
entered the area of the spring-time ozone
hole
NASA
Wikipedia
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk
http://www.ozone.gi.alaska.edu