IN THE 1970'S, CFC'S WERE BEING USED OFTEN AND WERE CAUSING OZONE DEPLETION. OZONE DEPLETION IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE OZONE LAYER, WHICH CAUSES WHAT WE CALL OZONE HOLES. THESE ARE CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF COMPOUND MOLECULES OF CERTAIN CHLORINE OR BROMINE AS WELL AS CFC'S AND HALONS. OZONE DEPLETION ALLOWS THE UV RADIATION TO REACH THE EARTH'S SURFACE IN ITS EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS WHICH IS BEYOND RISKY FOR HUMAN AND PLANT LIFE, BUT HUMAN WERE THE MAIN REASON FOR OZONE DEPLETION.
CFC'S IS THE ABBREVIATION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS. THESE WERE USED OFTEN IN THE 1970'S FOR THE REFRIGERATORS, AIR CONDITIONERS, AEROSOLS, SPRAY CANS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, INSULATING FOAM, STYROFOAM FOOD PACKAGING AND CHEMICAL & ELECTRONIC SOLVENTS. THESE ARE NOW BANNED IN MANY COUNTRIES BUT HAVE CAUSE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE PLANET IN PAST, PRESENT AND POSSIBLY FUTURE. CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS HAS BEEN BANNED IN MANY COUNTRIES SUCH AS AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S BUT BECAUSE SO MUCH WAS USED IN SUCH LITTLE TIME, IT CREATED LARGES HOLES IN THE OZONE LAYER. THESE ARE REFERRED TO AS OZONE HOLES.
OZONE DEPLETION IS A CONTINUOUS YET, RECOVERING GLOBAL ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1970'S. THE ORIGIN OF OZONE DEPLETION THROUGHT THE PAST HAS SCARRED THE EARTH THROUGH THE OZONE HOLES. THE MOST FAMOUS OZONE HOLE OF THIS TIME IS THE ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE. THIS OZONE HOLE IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WHY THE ICE IS MELTING AND MARINE LIFE IS DYING DUE TO THEIR RELIABILITY ON THE ICE. SOME OF THE OTHER OZONE HOLES ARE ABOVE THE ARCTIC AND THE TIBET OZONE HOLE ABOVE TIBET.
CFC'S IS THE ABBREVIATION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS. THESE WERE USED OFTEN IN THE 1970'S FOR THE REFRIGERATORS, AIR CONDITIONERS, AEROSOLS, SPRAY CANS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, INSULATING FOAM, STYROFOAM FOOD PACKAGING AND CHEMICAL & ELECTRONIC SOLVENTS. THESE ARE NOW BANNED IN MANY COUNTRIES BUT HAVE CAUSE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE PLANET IN PAST, PRESENT AND POSSIBLY FUTURE. CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS HAS BEEN BANNED IN MANY COUNTRIES SUCH AS AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S BUT BECAUSE SO MUCH WAS USED IN SUCH LITTLE TIME, IT CREATED LARGES HOLES IN THE OZONE LAYER. THESE ARE REFERRED TO AS OZONE HOLES.
OZONE DEPLETION IS A CONTINUOUS YET, RECOVERING GLOBAL ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1970'S. THE ORIGIN OF OZONE DEPLETION THROUGHT THE PAST HAS SCARRED THE EARTH THROUGH THE OZONE HOLES. THE MOST FAMOUS OZONE HOLE OF THIS TIME IS THE ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE. THIS OZONE HOLE IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WHY THE ICE IS MELTING AND MARINE LIFE IS DYING DUE TO THEIR RELIABILITY ON THE ICE. SOME OF THE OTHER OZONE HOLES ARE ABOVE THE ARCTIC AND THE TIBET OZONE HOLE ABOVE TIBET.