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The ozone hole
Author(s) -
Lehmann Paul
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124755.x
Subject(s) - ozone layer , astrobiology , ozone depletion , ultraviolet radiation , ultraviolet , ozone , natural (archaeology) , environmental science , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , physics , chemistry , optics , geography , archaeology , radiochemistry
The stratospheric ozone layer is a delicate umbrella guarding us from the worst effects of solar ultraviolet radiation. Physicist Paul Lehmann explains the workings of this natural system and brings us up to date with the damage being done to it by industry.