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As with most things whhich maintain our life support system, the ozone layer has been considered vast and indestructible. Human society emits a great deal of detrimental pollutants that have been destroying the atmospheric ozone with increasing rapidness, allowing more UV radiation through to the surface of the Earth. The stratospheric ozone plays an important role by absorbing harmful UV radiation, thus protecting terrestrial life whilst at the same time influencing the climate and temperature. Inevitably this harmful radiation in the form of solar energy will cause numerous health problems in a wide variety of species, some of which are vital to the carbon dioxide chain. The CO2 levels will rise as there are less photosynthesizing elements and in turn this will cause global warming with additional problems. In recent years there has been an overall declination in the amount of ozone predominantly due to the uses of Chlorofluorocarbons. The ozone molecule is naturally created and destroyed existing in an equilibrium until an outside force emerges. Man began using certain chemicals and other ozone-harmful substances due to their versatility and convenient availibilty. These pollutants form bonds with the fragile oxygen molecules in place of molecular oxygen, reducing the already scarcely produced O3. Every spring more than 50% of the ozone is removed in the stratosphere near the poles increasing UV levels at the ground by a factor of three.
Approximate Word count = 900
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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