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Ozone
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 Vanishing
Ozone; Protecting Earth from Ultraviolet Radiation
by Laurence
Pringle.
An introduction to ultraviolet radiation and its
increased threat due to the shrinking ozone layer examines
current controversies that alternately claim that the earth is
facing a crisis and the media is overplaying the danger.
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Findings of a study on Ozone.
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This web site contains information about the science of
ozone depletion, regulations
in the US designed to protect the ozone layer, information on methyl bromide,
flyers about the UV
index, information
for the general public, and other topics.
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Welcome to the official Website for information, data, and
images from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments. As you can see, we
have made a few changes and still more changes are in progress. New material has been
added, some things have changed, and still others have been updated. Hopefully you will
find your information a bit quicker and more easily! To navigate the site, you may select
a topic from the image above or from the contents bar at the left. If you browser supports
Frames, TOMS Contents will stay with you as you navigate the site. Site Includes:
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Essay by Michael E. Kowalok. Excerpt:
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Unlike the issue of acid rain, which has long been associated with human activities and
documented by environmental observations, scientific concern about human-induced
destruction of the ozone layer dates only to about 1970. Ozone is a molecule of oxygen
(O3) that absorbs certain wavelengths of biologically damaging ultraviolet light. It is
the only gas in the atmosphere that does so and, therefore, is an essential part of the
Earth's ecological balance. The evolution of land life is believed to be tied closely to
the formation of the protective ozone layer...
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