Technically, ozone depletion is the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer, which shields the earth from ultraviolet
radiation. This destruction is caused by the breakdown of certain chlorine and/or bromine-containing compounds (chlorofluorocarbons
or halons) that catalytically destroy ozone molecules in the stratosphere.
In English, ozone depletion is the destruction of the ozone layer, which protects us from harmful some of the more harmful
aspects of the sun. It's caused by compounds called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Get it? Good. This site is designed to help you better understand ozone depletion, what we can do to help it stop, things
we can do to protect ourselves, and things like that. Take a look around. Learn something, maybe?
