Question

What are the 2 types of ozone?

Answer 1

Ozone:

1. A small layer of the Earth's atmosphere called the ozone layer absorbs nearly all of the sun's damaging UV energy.
2. It absorbs UV light, lowering the amount of dangerous UV radiation exposure to people, which prevents cataract and skin cancer.

Two types of ozone:

1. Depending on the location where it occurs, ozone is either seen as "good" or "bad".
2. The two types of ozone are (a) good ozone, (b) bad ozone.

Good ozone:-

1. The “good” ozone, also known as stratospheric, occurs naturally in the upper atmosphere.
2. This ozone forms a protective layer that shields us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.
3. UV radiation causes potential health effects like skin cancer, skin damage such as premature aging, cataracts and other eye damage, and immune suppression.

Bad ozone:-

1. The term "bad" ozone is most frequently used to refer to ground-level ozone.
2. The “bad” ozone or ground-level ozone is sourced from human activity.
3. Ground-level or "bad" ozone is a toxic air pollutant involving oxides of nitrogen (NO₂) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
4. The sources of these pollutants can be emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries, chemical plants, and so on that harm crops, trees, and other plants in addition to being detrimental to human health.
5. It contributes significantly to urban pollution.