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- From: tomd@netcom.com (Tom Dempster)
- Subject: Re: Ozone (A few questions I would like answered.)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.180329.4931@netcom.com>
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 18:03:29 GMT
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- A followup question:
- Given that:
- 1) Much publicity has been enjoyed by the theory that ozone
- depletion will continue for many years (I've heard 10
- years or so) *even if* all sources of human-induced
- ozone-destructive agents were to stop immediatly,
-
- -and-
-
- 2) Ozone is easily produced via a simple electric discharge
-
- If the prospects of a global environmental disaster were to become an
- undisputeable reality, would there be any hope of the human race saving
- itself and the planet from the harmful effects of UV exposure by creating
- a replacement source of ozone in the atmosphere?
-
- Problems:
- 1) What amount of ozone molecules are we going to need?
- 2) What amount of electrical energy would be required to
- create this much ozone? (if corona discharge were to be
- the method)
- 3) If this artificially-produced ozone were to be created on
- on the earth's surface, how could it be transported to the
- atmosphere where it is needed?
-
- I appologize- I know nothing about the scientific fields of expertise
- involved here. I do know however that in my line of work, we go to great
- lengths to *minimize* the emission of ozone into the atmosphere.
-