Ozone Layer Depletion

Ozone layer is a layer in Earth’s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone, it is where 90 percent of earth’s ozone resides. Ozone is a colorless gas that is irritating, corrosive and smell like burning an electrical wiring. We are facing much of a trouble now because humans ignore caring and the irresponsibility of us to take care our mother nature. One of the biggest problem in relation to ozone layer is called ozone depletion. Ozone depletion is a slow, steady decline of about 4 percent per decade in the total volume of ozone in earth’s stratosphere (ozone layer).

Another is ozone hole where much larger, but seasonal decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth’s polar regions during the same period. There are studies that the main cause of ozone layer depletion are chemicals in atmosphere and a very good example for this are CFCs. CFCs or chlorofluorocarbons were used in air conditions and or cooling units as aerosol spray propellants and in cleaning processes of delicate equipment. The presence of this said chemicals are caused by us humans. This destructive chemicals in atmosphere stays in the ozone layer for about a century destroying an average of one hundred thousand ozone molecules. This ozone layer depletion can be very damaging not just in our ozone layer but of course, in us. We, the living people in the earth.

This will affect us and also our crops. The main cause of skin cancers nowadays are said to be one of the effects of ozone layer depletion and ozone hole, because there is a higher energy of ultaviolet radiation caused by these problems. This affects directly to skin. Basal and Squamos Cell Carcinomas are examples of skin cancers. This is due to ultraviolet exposure to skin. Malignant Melanoma is also an example of skin cancer. Cortical Cataracts is an eye disease that is said to be also an effect of ultraviolet exposure. Another effect of ozone layer depletion is on crops. Rice for example has cyanobacteria in roots. Cyanobacteria helps the plant for the retention of nitrogen and this cyanobacteria are sensitive to ultraviolet light and is affected by its increase.

In all its effects, human should know how to deal with these problems. We should start now and share what we can do to help these problems now. We better think of something before its too late. Save our mother earth. Save our home.