tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989113.post3308851527392684304..comments2024-03-28T09:13:47.565+00:00Comments on Junkk Male RE:View: Ozone back in the equation?Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989113.post-58059911576252065562007-07-27T13:55:00.000+01:002007-07-27T13:55:00.000+01:00The article wasn't that clear about where ozone oc...The article wasn't that clear about where ozone occurs in the atmosphere. The ozone layer, which protects us from extremes of UV, and was threatened by CFCs, is in the stratosphere.<BR/><BR/>Low level ozone, on the other hand, is produced as part of photochemical smogs, and requires sunlight, hydrocarbons (e.g. petrol) and oxides of nitrogen. Link below goes more into the science of this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/ozone/Low.htm<BR/><BR/>It's been known for some time (many years) that ozone at ground level is poisonous to plants, as well as to people. I see that underlying this story is a paper in Nature, where they have calculated how this poisonous effect might affect the ability of plants to take up CO2.....As ozone is also a greehhouse gas, this is a greenhouse 'double whammy'.<BR/><BR/>Technical innovations to tackle low level ozone include catalytic converters in cars (late 20th Century), electric trains (including the tube) (19th Century) and shanks pony (Neanderthal). <BR/><BR/>LawrenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989113.post-31604559180731304112007-07-27T07:40:00.000+01:002007-07-27T07:40:00.000+01:00Well, it starts with the now well familiar 'could'...Well, it starts with the now well familiar 'could', so there is some hope.<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see how this gets picked up on elsewhere, and interpreted by those better qualified than I to comment.<BR/><BR/>Certainly worth bearing in mind. I hadn't appreciated that ozone was still being churned out in such damaging quantities industrially. <BR/><BR/>What's the betting that, if it is this significant, the next campaign we'll be subjected to is banning kebabs (bad example, as our omnivorous ways, though entirely 'natural', are probably high on both the individual and industrial levels in combination to represent a very bad enviROI. And those burners...oi!).<BR/><BR/>I can't say that, all things considered, I could pass the story on as requested under the banner at the end as 'enjoyed'.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.com