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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 ______.
Name the group of chemical compounds which damages the ozone layer.
What step has been taken by UNEP in 1987 to prevent too much damage to the ozone layer?
‘There is a hole in the ozone layer’. What do you understand by this?
Give Technical Terms:
The chemicals leading to the formation of ozone holes.
True or False:
Ozone in the Troposphere is a harmful pollutant.
Ozone is abundant in this layer. Ozone heats this layer as it absorbs from incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun:
Name or state the following:
The atom which reacts with oxygen to form ozone.
Which of the following may be a conclusion of the excessive exposure of humans to sun’s ultraviolet rays?
- Peptic ulcers
- Eye disease like cataract
- Damage to lungs
- Skin cancer
Which one of the following is measured in Dobson units (DU)?
