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प्रश्न
Enumerate the damage to humans, animals and plants caused due to ozone depletion.
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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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