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Located at the atmospheric

layer; stratosphere which is
20-50 km away from the
Earth`s surface

A gas that contains three

oxygen atom; O

OZON
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Acts as an absorbance to
the harmful ultraviolet rays;
UV rays and prevents them
from reaching the Earth`s
surface

THE THINNING OF THE OZONE LAYER

The thinning of the ozone layer has been recorded since the 1970s
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In 1985,it was reported that the
stratospheric ozone concentrations
over the Antarctica had declined by
40% since 1977

Today, the ozone layer is becoming

thinner because of the destruction of
the ozone gas

Ultraviolet radiation has since risen

by 7% in a decade in the northern
hemisphere and in the southern
hemisphere, the increase is 10%

It was found that the depletion of the

ozone layer occurred over both Artic
and Antarctica; creating ozone holes
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The ozone hole in the Antarctica is
found to be as big as the continent of
USA

The depletion of ozone is caused by

the increasing use of
chlorofluorocarbons; can break down
and destroy ozone molecules

IMPACT OF THE THINNING OF THE OZONE

LAYER AND GLOBAL WARMING ON THE
ECOSYSYTEM
The thinning of the ozone
Ultraviolet radiation also reduces

layer allows ultraviolet

radiation to reach the Earth`s
surface and destroy the
planktons in the food chain.
This upset s the balance in
the ecosystem and
consequently threatens the
other ecosystems in the water

the number of stomata and

amount of chlorophyll in the
leaves. Green plants which are
the producers in a food chain
cannot carry out photosynthesis
efficiently. The plants will die
and the biotic components in
the ecosystem are threatened

Global warming causes the atmosphere to be

very hot; resulting in drought and changes in
the climate . This affects the biotic
components in the ecosystem which
consequently affects the distribution and
population of the biotic components. As a
result, the balance of various ecosystems on
Earth in not equilibrium

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