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प्रश्न
Give reason for the following:
Destruction of ozone layer is harmful for both humans and plants.
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उत्तर
Damage cause due to ozone depletion to humans:
- Sun burn and skin cancer
- Disruption in function of DNA
- Early aging of skin
- weakening of immune system
- eye cataract and eye damage
Animals: Severe damage to cells of animals and all the damages caused to humans as above.
Plants:
- Retards plant growth.
- Reduces chlorophyll content
- inhibits pollen germination
- Disrupts ecosystem, quality of vegetables
- increases harmful mutations
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Ozone depletion is occurring widely in the stratosphere; it leads to an ozone hole caused mainly due to ______.
How does ozone layer protect us from harmful effects in the environment?
“Damage to the ozone layer is a cause of concern”. Justify this statement.
Name the following pollutants:
Any two chemicals leading to the formation of ozone holes.
State two effects of ozone depletion.
True or False:
Ozone in the Troposphere is a harmful pollutant.
State how CFCs break ozone in the stratosphere.
Gas A, found in the upper layers of the atmosphere, is a deadly poison but is essential for all living beings. The amount of this gas started declining sharply in the 1980s.
- Identify Gas A. How is it formed at higher levels of the atmosphere?
- Why is it essential for all living beings? State the cause for the depletion of this gas.
Why was there a sharp in the amount of ozone in the atmosphere in 1980’s.
Write the full form of CFCs.
