Our Radiant Planet- Depletion of the Ozone Layer Ozone is a relatively unstable form of molecular oxygen containing three oxygen atoms produced when upper-atmosphere oxygen molecules are split by ultra violet light. Stratospheric ozone is found in a broad band, extending generally from 15 to 35km above the earth. Although the ozone layer is surprisingly thin, it acts as a protective shield to the earth, as it filters out most of the harmful solar ultraviolet radiation (…showed first 75 words of 988 total…

…showed last 75 words of 988 total…already deep into our seas and forests, and deep into our skin. We need to act now, and protect our planet. Our radiant earth. Bibliography The Electric Library Encarta 95 Ozone Depletion book at http://www.now.edu.au/arts/sts/sberer/h.html Beder, Sharon The hole story , 6/1992 ISBN Sydney H.S Johnston, Atmospheric Ozone, Annu.Rev London 199! 4 J.M Wallace and P.V Hobbs, Atmospheric Science, and introductory survey , Academic Press USA 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**