April 7th, 2006
A Delicate Balance
In today's dominant capitalistic society the greed of humanity is upsetting the delicate balance that is our atmosphere. Pollution is one of the main causes (if not the main cause) of the imbalance that humanity is causing on the planet. There is an incredibly large list of different forms of pollution; the major one's being air and water pollution but air pollution appears to be the bigger problem. Namely the destruction of the ozone layer by CFC's, vehicle and factory emissions affecting the weather, and both of these combined, causing premature death to individuals all around the globe.
It is air pollution that is causing holes to form in the ozone and in turn causing global warming. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) used in refrigerators, air conditioners, aerosol cans, etc. are extremely toxic to the ozone.
CFC's are exposed to an intense level of ultraviolet radiation from the sun and under go photodissociation, releasing atomic chlorine......
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