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The Ozone layer
Since the 1960's the ozone layer has greatly depreciated because of man made compounds. The thinning of the Ozone layer causes many problems to the Earth's environment and animals. When the Ozone layer thins out more UV rays reach the Earth's surface from the sun. Three effects this can have is Skin cancer, reduction in the production of crops and the destruction of phytoplankton. There are many different compounds that cause the loss of stratospheric ozone. CFC's and Methyl Bromide are two major causes to the thinning of the Ozone layer. In the stratosphere small amounts of Ozone are constantly being broken down and being formed again. Due to the fact that these two reactions are happening at the same speed there is a natural balance of ozone. When CFC's became widely used this balance was affected and the speed in which ozone was broken down was twice as fast as the speed in which it was formed.

CFC's and Methyl bromide destroy the Ozone layer in a......

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