Not exact matches
In addition, he says, since CFCs are not particularly soluble in water, they would not be
present in cloud - born ice particles in very high
concentrations, so the mechanism Lu and Sanche propose would not dissociate enough CFCs to have a big impact on
ozone levels.
But because the gas does not occur naturally, even small
concentrations are a sign that other more common pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and
ozone, could be
present.
In fact the average
concentration of
ozone is everywhere lower than the value that used to define the
present ozone hole.
«Quantifying the greenhouse gas potency of
ozone is difficult because it is not
present in uniform
concentrations across the globe.
This study of course does not take away very different concerns related to stratospheric aerosol SRM geoengineering, like possible damage to the
ozone layer [which in turn would be good news if you hate waiting for that spring tan] and the fact that allowing CO2
concentrations to keep rising
presents other problems, like the necessity to never stop with the active process of SRM geoengineering, and increasing ecological damage caused by ocean acidification.
Ozone is present in the stratosphere and has actually been depleted in the recent past by human use of CFC gases, but there is no anthropogenic process likely to add to stratospheric ozone concentra
Ozone is
present in the stratosphere and has actually been depleted in the recent past by human use of CFC gases, but there is no anthropogenic process likely to add to stratospheric
ozone concentra
ozone concentration.
Ozone is formed from dioxygen by the action of ultraviolet light and also atmospheric electrical discharges, and is
present in low
concentrations throughout the Earth's atmosphere.
However, when nitrogen oxides are
present in high
concentrations as a result of human - caused pollution, VOCs react with these pollutants to produce more
ozone and methane.
We
present an analysis of how three alternative scenarios for US power plant carbon standards could change fine particulate matter and
ozone concentrations in ambient air, and the resulting public health co-benefits.