Question

Release of chemical compounds containing gaseous chlorine or bromine from industry and other human activities leads to a severe threat to the environment.

Which type of atmospheric depletion is being talked here?

• A. Land and soil depletion
• B. Radioactive pollution
• C. Ozone layer depletion
• D. Damage to carbon cycle

Answer 1

The correct option is C Ozone layer depletion

The ozone layer protects the earth from the ultraviolet rays of the sun, has been gradually thinning in the upper atmosphere because of the chemicals used by humans.
Exposure to ultraviolet rays can prove deadly for humans as well as animals.