{"id":7289,"date":"2021-02-17T22:22:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7289"},"modified":"2021-02-18T00:40:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:40:32","slug":"what-is-ozone-depletion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone-depletion\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Ozone depletion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7289\" class=\"elementor elementor-7289\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e9143b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9143b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"368bcf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ozone Depletion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b22450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"8b22450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-ozone-depletion-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7304 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to Ozone Depletion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7303 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Ozone?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7302 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Ozone depletion?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7301 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanoes-and-ozone\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanoes and ozone<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7300 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of ozone depletion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7404 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-uv\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is UV?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7299 jet-nav__item\"><a 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Ozone Depletion?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5191853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5191853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ozone layer depletion is simply the wearing out (reduction) of the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. Unlike pollution, which has many types and causes, ozone depletion has been pinned down to one major human activity.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Industries that manufacture things like insulating foams, solvents, soaps, cooling things like air-conditioners, refrigerators, and takeaway containers use something called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). These substances are heavier than air, but over time, (2-5years) they are carried high into the stratosphere by wind action.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7364\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ozone-depletion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ozone-depletion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ozone-depletion-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Depletion begins when CFCs get into the stratosphere. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun breaks up these CFCs. The breaking up action releases Chlorine atoms. Chlorine atoms react with Ozone, starting a chemical cycle that destroys the good ozone in that area. One chlorine atom can break apart more than 100,000 ozone molecules.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ozone layer depletion is best illustrated or explained with the Ozone Bucket Analogy.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7398\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ozone-bucket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ozone-bucket.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ozone-bucket-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>There are other Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) such as methyl bromide used in pesticides, halons used in fire extinguishers, and methyl chloroform used in making industrial solvents.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other chemicals that naturally destroy Ozone are Noy, Hox, Clx, which belong to the Nitrogen, Hydrogen, and Chlorine families.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Measurements of CFCs in the stratosphere are made from gas balloons, aircraft, and satellites.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sadly, there is not a whole lot that humans can do to replenish the depleted Ozone, as it tends to recover slowly by itself. 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What is Ozone depletion? Volcanoes and ozone Effects of ozone depletion What is UV? The ozone hole What is Ozone Depletion? Ozone layer depletion is simply the wearing out (reduction) of the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. 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