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9.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

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The stratospheric ozone layer is a band of ozone (O₃) in the stratosphere, roughly 15-35 km up, that absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. It is essential to the evolution of life on Earth and the continued health and survival of life on Earth.

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10 lessons

  1. 9.1Stratospheric Ozone DepletionThis lesson
  2. 9.2Reducing Ozone DepletionPreview lesson
  3. 9.3The Greenhouse EffectPreview lesson
  4. 9.4Increases in the Greenhouse GasesPreview lesson
  5. 9.5Global Climate ChangePreview lesson
  6. 9.6Ocean WarmingPreview lesson
  7. 9.7Ocean AcidificationPreview lesson
  8. 9.8Invasive SpeciesPreview lesson
  9. 9.9Endangered SpeciesPreview lesson
  10. 9.10Human Impacts on BiodiversityPreview lesson

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