Knowing the different faces of ozone
Ozone (O3) is a gas that exists in two layers of the Earth's atmosphere: troposphere (altitude 0-15 km), a layer that contains 75% of all gases in the atmosphere, and the stratosphere that extends from 15 to 50 km of altitude. The O3 formation and its impacts on human health are different in th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Terrae didatica (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8666858 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/td/article/view/8666858 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agotamiento de la capa de ozono Protocolo de Montreal Contenido total de ozono Radiación ultravioleta Buraco na camada de ozônio Conteúdo total de ozônio Radiação ultravioleta Ozone hole Montreal Protocol Total ozone content Ultraviolet radiation |
| Sumario: | Ozone (O3) is a gas that exists in two layers of the Earth's atmosphere: troposphere (altitude 0-15 km), a layer that contains 75% of all gases in the atmosphere, and the stratosphere that extends from 15 to 50 km of altitude. The O3 formation and its impacts on human health are different in these layers: while tropospheric O3 is harmful to health, stratospheric O3 has an indirect beneficial effect. This literature review describes the process of O3 formation in each atmospheric layer and the impact on human health. In addition, it provides information on ozone layer depletion (“ozone hole”) through an updated literature review. |
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