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Write the unit used for measuring ozone thickness.

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The ozone layer is found in the stratosphere. It acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiations from the sun, The thickness of ozone in a column of air taken from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in Dobson units(DU), 1 DU = 1 ppb.

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