Ozone And Its Importance
What is ozone? Why is it important for our environment? Why is it degrading?
Ozone And Its Importance
The ozone layer is degrading, we have to save our ozone layer, without ozone, there is no Earth. These are the quotes that are mainly heard during the ozone day. But is it necessary to protect the ozone layer? What is the ozone layer? To answer these questions, we have to look at different layers of the atmosphere: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. These are the 4 main layers of the atmosphere. Troposphere is the primary level of the atmosphere and ot extends up to 10 kilometers above the surface. The stratosphere is the next layer, which is seen about 50 km above the troposphere. It is in this layer Ozone layer is present. Ozone is a compound of 3 oxygen molecules. It is highly unstable. In the ozone layer, the ozone disintegrates into an oxygen molecule and O2. The single Oxygen molecule gets fused with another O2 and again forms ozone. For this process, Harmful UV rays from the sun are necessary, and it is kept protected from reaching Earth. But the presence of highly reactive Carbon compounds in the layer disturbs the reaction and causes the formation of carbon compounds rather than the ozone–oxygen reaction. This causes a hole in the Ozone layer. This hole causes the passing of harmful UV rays to the Earth. This causes deadly effects on the earth, and life and the ecosystem will be disturbed as a whole. The UV radiation causes cancer, too. It is due to this that environmentalists are protesting against carbon emissions. Even though ozone stops UV radiation, inhaling ozone gas causes deadly diseases or even death.
– Written by Edutuber Mallu
