The poisoning of the Earth's ozone layer is increasingly attracting worldwide
concern for the global environment and the health effects of life on the Planet Earth.
There is not just one particular cause for the ozone's depletion; the accumulation of
different pollutants into our ozone layer has all added up and equaled a worldwide
problem. There is not just one effect from the poisoning of the ozone, but instead
multiple ramifications from diseases to death. The damage to the ozone is increasing
with every second; moreover, there are many ways we can help reduce the problem
Ozone is a pale blue gaseous form of oxygen, in chemical form it is also
known as O3. Ozone can be beneficial or harmful depending on its location in the
Earth's atmosphere. If the ozone is located in the troposphere (which extends from
the surface of the Earth up to approxiametly10 miles) it is a harmful pollutant and a
major component in smog and other environmental health problems. Such
tropospheric ozone can damage plastic, rubber, plant and animal tissue. Ozone
located approximately 10-25 miles above the Earth's surface, in a part of the
Earth's atmosphere called the stratosphere is very beneficial. The ozone is a major
factor that makes life possible on Earth. About 90% of the planet's ozone is in the
ozone layer. Ozone in this layer shields and filters out the Earth from 95-99 percent
the sun's ultraviolet radiation. A low level of ozone does not protect or prevent the
ultraviolet rays from reaching the surface of the Earth, therefore, overexposing life
on Earth causing many diseases. The depletion of the ozone is caused by many
factors, but the one cause that will be elaborated on in the next paragraph is the
main reason our ozone is continuously being poisoned.
The major cause in the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer is because of the
release of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. Chloro...