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5.6 Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone

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Depletion of Ozone

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Composition of Atmosphere

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Troposphere• 0-12km • 75% of all

gases in atmosphere; • All weather

happens here; • Temperature

falls with altitude

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Stratosphere• 12-50 km • Temperature

increases with altitude (gets warmer!)

• Horizontal winds (jet stream)

• Contains ozone layer

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Mesosphere• 50-80km • Temperature falls with altitude •Meteor showers happen here

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Thermosphere• 80-550km• Aurora borealis and

aurora australis • Ionosphere here

(reflects radio waves for communications)

• Very hot (2000 C+) !

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Exosphere

• Outermost layer of earth’s atmosphere• 550km+ above

earth’s surface• Satellites orbit

here

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Ozone3 oxygen molecules

UV (ultraviolet) radiation is absorbed during the formation and destruction of ozone into oxygen (O2)

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Ozone and UV light

• Allows UVa and UVb through, but blocks UVc wavesUVa - causes wrinklesUVb - causes skin cancerUVc - worst one because of damage to

organisms/tissues• O2 + O + UV → O3 • The energy provided by incoming UV light

changes O2 → O3

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Ozone and HOGS (Halogenated Organic Gases)

HOG’s are usually stable but break down into halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br, I, At) which are highly reactiveEx. (CFC = chlorofluorocarbon Cl and F are halogens Organic = contains carbon

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Process of Ozone DepletionHow ozone is depleted by CFC’s:

1. UV radiation breaks off a chlorine atom from a CFC molecule.

2. The chlorine atom attacks an ozone molecule (O3), breaking it apart and destroying the ozone.

3. The result is an ordinary oxygen molecule (O2) and a chlorine monoxide molecule (ClO).

4. The chlorine monoxide molecule (ClO) is attacked by a free oxygen atom releasing the chlorine atom and forming an ordinary oxygen molecule (O2).

5. The chlorine atom is now free to attack and destroy another ozone molecule (O3). One chlorine atom can repeat this destructive cycle thousands of times.

Sources of HOG’s - fire extinguishers, refrigerators, AC units

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UV light and ozone

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UV radiation on Life• Reacts with melanin in

skin to cause sunburn & skin cancer

• Overexposure degrades immune system (but how?)

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UV radiation and life

• Required for production of vitamin D (GOOD!)• Interferes with

photosynthesis in producers (esp. phytoplankton)• Zooplankton then gain

less energy from phytoplankton, and food chain suffers (i.e. productivity decreases)

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Methods of reducing HOGS

• Replace CFC’s with CO2, propane, or air

• Don’t use aerosol hair products or deodorant• Create laws to require refrigerators returned

to manufacturers to recover harmful materials inside

• Capture CFC’s from scrap cars AC units• Remove chlorine from the stratosphere or

add ozone (not exactly feasible!)• Ozone layer is slowly replenishing itself as

long as we continue the ban

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National and International Policies UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) forges

agreements on: ITIHC (International Trade in Harmful Chemicals) air pollutioncontamination of international waterwaysprovide information to countries and public on disadvantages of

pollution 1987 Montreal Protocol

international agreement on the emission of ozone-depleting substances

froze production and consumption of CFC’s with goal of zero production by year 2000

LEDC’s granted a longer time to implement the treatyChina and India have not met their quotas under the MP because

of their rapid economic growth and high demand for refrigeration & AC’s

good example of a successful international cooperative effort to alter human impact on the environment

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Hair Bands Ruined the Ozone

Poison 1983…so much hairspray


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