Is there any life on earth without the Ozone layer

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By Aris Budianto

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ozone depletion
Source: environmentnman.blogspot.com

Everyone must be know about the Ozone or trioxygen and know about the benefits of ozone layer for life on this earth but do you know if this layer going to be depleted or lost, what will happen to the living things on earth including all of us, if the ozone layer depleted or even completely lost ?

Scientifically, the ozone layer is a layer in the stratosphere (the upper layers of the atmosphere) which has a height of between about 10 and 50 km or between about 6 and 31 miles from the earth's surface and formed from the mixing of ultraviolet rays from the sun and oxygen molecules in earth's atmosphere and a pale blue gas that protects life on Earth from ultraviolet radiation as a cause of skin cancer and genetic damage because it can absorb ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun.

However, ozone also is toxic if it is near the soil surface or under the atmosphere, the negative effect is remarkable on living beings (humans, animals and plants), in addition to triggering the occurrence of smog that is harmful to human health if inhaled and can damage the lungs, occurs respiratory tract irritation and acute respiratory disease for patients with cardiopulmonary problems.

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the depletion of ozone layer
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Ozone layer that has formed since millions of years ago, the concentration is relatively stable because it maintained by a mixture of nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere and its concentration should be kept by humans in order to remain stable. But now the Ozone layer endangered will be lost.

The development of chemical industry and human negligence are the major threats to the ozone layer especially the use of chemicals that can disrupt the concentration of ozone that makes the layer more depleted from year to year. According to scientists, the chemicals that are harmful to the ozone is bromine halocarbons (Methyl bromide is widely used as pesticides and bromofluorocarbons which is primarily used as a fire extinguisher), nitrogen oxides (Occur of: a strike of lightning to the ground and become a natural fertilizer or vehicle exhaust fumes that form photochemical fog), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are widely used in refrigerators.

The consequences of the ozone layer depletion is very broad, increased skin cancer and cataracts in humans, damage the marine food chain because it affects the plankton, damaging plants and food crops and by naturally increase the carbon dioxide and interferes with photosynthesis.

The ozone depletion which has been and is still happening, thus forming the ozone hole (an area with a thin ozone in the ozone layer) due to chemical processes and the use of chemicals especially Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) (which moves up into the stratosphere and the molecules are decomposed after mixed with Ultraviolet and release chlorine atoms and produce ozone hole) in Arctic is proving human negligence.

Although the UN Montreal Protocol works well in restricting the use of chemicals that harm the ozone layer but ozone recovery takes a long time. According to the news in April, it was reported that there has been serious damage to the ozone layer in the Arctic, reaching 40% in March from the previous year which reached 30%. Depletion of the ozone layer is also considered related to global warming and climate change around the world lately.

Let us protect the ozone that was one of the gas that formed the atmosphere and oxygen which we breathe has set up nearly 20% of the atmosphere by living green and reduce air pollution and avoiding the use of chemicals that harm the ozone layer before the worse climate change facts occur because we can not imagine what would happen if a lot of ozone holes above us.

Comments

Apostle Jack profile image

Apostle Jack Level 3 Commenter 12 months ago

Life will always be here until judgment day.

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Aris Budianto Hub Author 11 months ago

Thanks Apostle Jack for reading and commenting, you are right, can't be denied on judgement day. Save Ozon from damage just the same as save the next generation's life, waiting from something that can't be predicted, just like wasting our time.

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Minnetonka Twin Level 7 Commenter 11 months ago

Thanks for a very informative hub Aris, I appreciate it. It is sad and scary how we are ruining the ozone.

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Aris Budianto Hub Author 11 months ago

Hi, Minne, Thanks for commenting and thank you been concerned with the safety of the ozone.

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ubanichijioke Level 7 Commenter 9 months ago

This is informative, well researched, current and useful. I thank you for spreading this message. Ozone depletion is has serious consequences for humans. The better we are aware the better we try and correct it. Be blessed

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Aris Budianto Hub Author 9 months ago

Good point, ubanichijioke, save this world is our job. Thank you.

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StephenSMcmillan 8 months ago

Interesting hub!

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Aris Budianto Hub Author 7 months ago

Thank you, StephenSMcmillan for commenting.

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