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The History of the Ozone Layer
The Ozone Layer is a vital component in the history of life on earth. Without it, mankind and most forms of life that we know today probably wouldn’t exist...
The Earth's Atmosphere Explained
Ozone is a vital ingredient in our atmosphere. Without it, mankind and most other life on earth would not exist because it protects us from the sun’s radia...
How Is Ozone Measured?
Ozone is good or bad depending on where it is. We regard the ozone in our higher atmosphere (known as the stratosphere) as good because it protects us from t...
Monitoring the Ozone Layer
Following the discovery that the earth’s ozone layer had been depleted, the planet’s ozone levels came under great scrutiny from many different quarters....
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The Ozone Layer: Future Challenges
The Earth’s ozone layer is now in better shape than it has been for a number of years, but there are a number of challenges involved in returning it to its...
Health Effects of Ozone Depletion
More than a decade ago, scientists concluded that major increases in skin cancer and cataracts would not have been avoided by the original restrictions of th...
Protecting Yourself from the Effects of UV Radiation
The Earth’s ozone layer has been described by experts as a planetary sunscreen because it protects us from the vast majority of harmful UV rays from the su...
Ozone Safe Products
Until CFCs were banned because of the damage they were causing to the ozone layer, they were used in a huge range of products in aerosol cans – such as deo...
Fears About Plankton: The Basis of the Food Chain
Few people have ever seen plankton because it’s virtually invisible to the human eye – but despite its tiny size, plankton plays a vital role in life on...
Annual Ozone Protection Awards & Competition
In 1990 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set up an annual awards scheme for Ozone Layer Protection. Open to entries from all over the...
The Ozone Secretariat
The Ozone Secretariat is part of the United Nations Environment Programme and produces reports on ozone depletion once every four years. Based in Nairobi, Ke...
All About UV Radiation
As radiation from the sun passes through our atmosphere, all of the UV-C radiation and around 90% of the UV-B rays are absorbed, mainly by ozone and oxygen....
Dangers from Ground Level Ozone
Although the ozone layer provides vital protection for our planet, ozone at ground level is a pollutant and can cause serious health problems. In most develo...
All About Ozone Day
For more than a decade, September 16th every year has been designated as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The date was chosen to ma...
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