Twenty Questions

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51Radiation / Sun tanning / Ultraviolet radiation / Oxygen / Prevention / Ultraviolet index / Ozone layer / Sunburn / Ultraviolet / Electromagnetic radiation / Environment / Ozone depletion

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE V. IMPLICATIONS OF OZONE DEPLETION Q17: Does depletion of the ozone layer increase ground-level ultraviolet radiation? Yes, ultraviolet radiation at Earth’s surface increases as the amoun

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Language: English - Date: 2007-03-27 17:51:27
52Ozone depletion / Environment / Atmosphere / Oxidizing agents / Planetary atmospheres / Ozone layer / Ozone / Stratosphere / Atmosphere of Earth / Chemistry / Oxygen / Earth

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE I. OZONE IN OUR ATMOSPHERE Q1: What is ozone and where is it in the atmosphere? Ozone is a gas that is naturally present in our atmosphere. Each ozone molecule contains three atoms of oxyge

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Language: English - Date: 2007-03-27 17:40:29
53Refrigerants / Ozone depletion / Halogenated solvents / Chlorofluorocarbon / Montreal Protocol / Ozone layer / Bromotrifluoromethane / Chlorine / 1 / 1 / 2-Trichloro-1 / 2 / 2-trifluoroethane / Chemistry / Halomethanes / Greenhouse gases

TWENTY QUESTIONS Q16: Has the Montreal Protocol been successful in reducing ozone-depleting gases in the atmosphere? Yes, as a result of the Montreal Protocol, the total abundance of ozone-depleting gases in the atmosph

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54Ozone depletion / Millennium Development Goals / Oxygen / Climate forcing / Montreal Protocol / Ozone / Greenhouse gas / Radiative forcing / Chlorofluorocarbon / Environment / Atmospheric sciences / Earth

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE Q18: Is depletion of the ozone layer the principal cause of climate change? No, ozone depletion itself is not the principal cause of climate change. However, because ozone absorbs solar rad

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55Earth / Chemistry / Environmental chemistry / Ozone layer / Ozone / Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion / Montreal Protocol / Ozone depletion / Environment / Oxygen

TWENTY QUESTIONS VI. STRATOSPHERIC OZONE IN THE FUTURE Q19: How will recovery of the ozone layer be detected? Scientists expect to detect the recovery of the ozone layer with careful comparisons of the latest ozone meas

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56Halogenated solvents / Oxygen / Refrigerants / Heating /  ventilating /  and air conditioning / Montreal Protocol / Chlorofluorocarbon / Ozone layer / Ozone / Fluorine / Chemistry / Environment / Ozone depletion

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE IV. CONTROLLING OZONE-DEPLETING GASES Q15: Are there regulations on the production of ozone-depleting gases? Yes, the production of ozone-depleting gases is regulated under a 1987 internati

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57Atmospheric sciences / Atmosphere / Oxygen / Ozone layer / Ozone / Montreal Protocol / Chlorofluorocarbon / Stratosphere / Polar stratospheric cloud / Ozone depletion / Environment / Earth

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE Q20: When is the ozone layer expected to recover? Substantial recovery of the ozone layer is expected near the middle of the 21st century, assuming global compliance with the Montreal Proto

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58Earth / Atmosphere / Oxidizing agents / Oxygen / Environmental chemistry / Ozone layer / Ozone / Chlorine monoxide / Chlorine / Chemistry / Ozone depletion / Environment

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE Q8: What are the reactive halogen gases that destroy stratospheric ozone? Emissions from human activities and natural processes include large sources of chlorine- and bromine-containing gas

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Language: English - Date: 2007-03-27 17:46:02
59Oxidizing agents / Oxygen / Chemical elements / Atmosphere / Ozone / Chlorine monoxide / Stratosphere / Chlorine / Polar stratospheric cloud / Chemistry / Matter / Ozone depletion

TWENTY QUESTIONS: 2006 UPDATE Q9: What are the chlorine and bromine reactions that destroy stratospheric ozone? Reactive gases containing chlorine and bromine destroy stratospheric ozone in “catalytic” cycles made u

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60Earth / Atmosphere / Oxidizing agents / Oxygen / Environmental chemistry / Ozone layer / Ozone / Atmosphere of Earth / Stratosphere / Chemistry / Environment / Ozone depletion

TWENTY QUESTIONS II. THE OZONE DEPLETION PROCESS Q6: What are the principal steps in stratospheric ozone depletion caused by human activities? The initial step in the depletion of stratospheric ozone by human activities

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