Friday, October 14, 2016

Ozone , a double edged sword .....

We often hear about depletion of ozone layer . It is because of industrialization and reports say that green house effect will happen soon.

Whenever I was reading this news , I was thinking that if the ozone layer is depleting , why don't we try to produce ozone at ground level and then move it to space like we send satellites ?

Ozone is good up-high and bad nearby . That's why I called it as a double edged sword . 








How ????









Let me explain ------





Atmosphere of earth is having layers. The layer closest to earth is troposphere . Here the found ozone is an air pollutant that is harmful to breathe and it damages crops , trees and other vegetation. It is the main ingredient of urban SMOG ( smoke + fog )


The layer troposphere extends upto 6 miles up. Then comes the layer stratosphere . Here ozone changes its mind and now protects the creatures of earth by sun's harmful UV rays .

This explains why ozone is a double edged sword .



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