EGEE 102 – Energy Conservation
And Environmental Protection
Ozone and Environment
,2
, Ozone
• O3
• a gas composed of three atoms of
oxygen
• bluish gas that is harmful to breathe
• Nearly 90% of the Earth's ozone is in
the stratosphere and is referred to
as the ozone layer
• Ozone absorbs a band of ultraviolet
radiation called UVB
EGEE 102 - Pisupati 3
And Environmental Protection
Ozone and Environment
,2
, Ozone
• O3
• a gas composed of three atoms of
oxygen
• bluish gas that is harmful to breathe
• Nearly 90% of the Earth's ozone is in
the stratosphere and is referred to
as the ozone layer
• Ozone absorbs a band of ultraviolet
radiation called UVB
EGEE 102 - Pisupati 3
