Misconceptions in Australian Students’ Understanding of Ozone Depletion
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Declining levels of stratospheric ozone resulting from anthropogenic source gases is internationally recognized as one of the Earth’s most important environmental issues. In the last twenty years, global ozone trends show that concentrations are decreasing by 2-5% per decade in the middle latitudes. The societal concern is that with decreasing concentrations of ozone, the amount of the Sun’s ultra-violet (UV) radiation reaching the Earth’s surface will increase and potentially damage both human and other biological life.
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