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Researchers reveal smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Smoke from a wildfire may travel to great heights and linger there for up to a year. The protective ozone layer that shields the Earth from the sun's harmful UV rays while suspended there may be eroded by these particles, revealed a recent MIT study.
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Ozone recovery may be delayed by rise of paint stripper chemicals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): The restoration of the globe's protective ozone shield may be delayed by three decades if fast-rising emissions of a chemical used in paint strippers and pharmaceuticals is not restricted, warns a study.
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