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Increase skin cancer and higher mutation rates are generally the consequences of

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CO2
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Ozone depletion
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Biomagnification
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D
Acid rains
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Solution

The correct option is D Ozone depletion
The ozone layer is present in the stratosphere above the Earth. The layer of ozone is responsible for the absorption of the harmful ultraviolet radiations from the solar radiations. Due to ozone depletion, these radiations enter the Earth's atmosphere and cause skin cancer. The radiations can also damage the eye and other exposed parts of the body. The radiations can also cause mutations like thymine dimer formation or breaking of the hydrogen bonds.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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