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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the group of chemical compounds which damages the ozone layer.
Write the full name of CFC.
What are the causes of depletion of ozone layer? Which diseases are likely to be caused if the ozone layer will become thinner?
What would happen if the ozone layer in the atmosphere completely disappears?
Describe the methods of saving the ozone layer.
State the chemicals responsible for ozone layer destruction.
The depletion of the ozone layer is due to ______.
What is the difference between stratospheric and ground level ozone?
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:
An atmospheric pollutant responsible for both global warming and ozone depletion.
