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Ozone depletion

Ozone depletion. Ozone is O 3 . Making styrofoam, air conditioners, and refrigerants releases CFC’s CFC’s “eat” the ozone ozone protects us from the UV radiation of the sun2wv. Causes and Effects of ozone depletion. CAUSES

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Ozone depletion

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  1. Ozone depletion • Ozone is O3. • Making styrofoam, air conditioners, and refrigerants releases CFC’s • CFC’s “eat” the ozone • ozone protects us from the UV radiation of the sun2wv

  2. Causes and Effects of ozone depletion. • CAUSES • ozone is “eaten” by CFC’s causing holes in the protective layer that allows UV light to get to Earth. • EFFECTS • UV light causes cancer through exposure to the sunlight • ozone cannot be replaced easily

  3. Greenhouse effect “global warming” • Carbon dioxide, methane and other gases surround the earth. • Heat from the sun hits the earth and bounces off. • Heat is then trapped by these atmospheric gases

  4. Causes and effects for greenhouse effect • CAUSES • cars, factories, volcanoes and lack of plants lead to increased gases • EFFECTS • atmosphere heats up. • Polar ice caps melt increasing sea levels • Coastal areas flood • weather changes

  5. Acid precipitation “Acid rain” • Water normally has a pH of 7 • “Clean” rain has a pH of 5.6 due to carbon dioxide in the air. • Sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide are released by sulfur burning factories, cities, & other polluters • Sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide form acids when mixed w/ water.

  6. Causes and effects of Acid rain • CAUSES • pollution from cities and factories causes rain to be acidic downwind from the polluters • EFFECTS • Ponds, lakes, and streams become acidic causing wildlife to die or become sick. • Kills trees and dissolves manmade materials

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