geistkiesel
Valued Senior Member
The depletion of the ozone layer has been declared almost unuiversally due to the catalytic affect of chlorine found in CFC, chlorofluurochlorine. and other molecules (ODS Ozone depletion substances,see table link below). The theory goes tht the ODS rise in the atmosphere where one chlorine atom can catalytically destroy thousands of ozone moelcules.
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Another source regarding Ozone depletion
Table of substances depleting the Ozone layer
Search on google 'ozone hole depletion'
Here is the problem as I see it. The ODS are relatively heavy molecules wrt air and chlorine. (Atomic nos.:Chlorine 17, Oxygen 8 and nitrogen 7). I had thought that the source for chlorione in the ozone, or a major source, would be chlorine evaporated from swimming pools. Why? Because the evaporated chlorine is much lighter than CFCs and ODS and of infinitely greater abundance than ODS.
In fact, I am hard pressed how CFC's could ever reach the altitude necessary to mix with the ozone layer. Only through disturbances in the atmosphere, updrafts etc can any molecule heavier than air rise. This makes me think that the ODS (heavy molecules) are unfairly attacked as the ozone layer boogy man and that we ought to close down the swimming pools to protect ourselves from skin cancer.
Any suggestions?
Geistkiesel
Here is a random link to a random description,
Another source regarding Ozone depletion
Table of substances depleting the Ozone layer
Search on google 'ozone hole depletion'
Here is the problem as I see it. The ODS are relatively heavy molecules wrt air and chlorine. (Atomic nos.:Chlorine 17, Oxygen 8 and nitrogen 7). I had thought that the source for chlorione in the ozone, or a major source, would be chlorine evaporated from swimming pools. Why? Because the evaporated chlorine is much lighter than CFCs and ODS and of infinitely greater abundance than ODS.
In fact, I am hard pressed how CFC's could ever reach the altitude necessary to mix with the ozone layer. Only through disturbances in the atmosphere, updrafts etc can any molecule heavier than air rise. This makes me think that the ODS (heavy molecules) are unfairly attacked as the ozone layer boogy man and that we ought to close down the swimming pools to protect ourselves from skin cancer.
Any suggestions?
Geistkiesel