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[Impact Indicators🌱] We want to avoid ozone depletion ... but also avoid ozone creation? 🤯 Here is why👇 All you need to know about #Photochemical ozone formation   🌎What is ozone? Ozone is O3 - three oxygen atoms forming a molecule. At around 15km over earths surface, in the #stratosphere, ozone protects us from dangerous UV rays from space! However, close to earths surface, in the #troposphere, ozone formation is a form of #pollution that we want to avoid. 😶🌫️ ☀️How is Ground-level ozone created? Certain compounds* released by e.g. industrial facilities like gasoline vapors or chemical solvents will react with help of sunlight and create ozone. That's why it's called #Photochemical ozone formation 😷 Is Ground-level ozone dangerous? It can have negative effects on human health and the environment, causing for example human respiratory problems, or vegetation damage. It is also known as #summer smog because pollution is higher in summer due to higher UV radiation. See you next week to learn about the next Environmental Impact Indicator "Abiotic depletion"! Did you miss a post of this series? Don't worry, check out the comment section ☺️ *nitrogen oxides (NOx) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) #designforcircularity  

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