The Ozone Layer

Proceedings of the Meeting of Experts Designated by Governments, Intergovernmental and Nongovernmental Organizations on the Ozone Layer, Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme in Washington, DC, 1-9 March 1977

Asit K. Biswas

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780080224299
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483159614
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geography
• Index: Geography

The Ozone Layer contains the proceedings of the Meeting of Experts on the Ozone Layer, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and held in Washington, DC, on March 1-9, 1977. The papers review all aspects of the ozone layer, including the potential impact of stratospheric pollution and a reduction in the ozone layer on mankind, and encompass fields ranging from stratopheric physics and chemistry to biology, ecology, trade, and economics. This book is comprised of 23 papers and begins with a discussion on the environmental aspects of stratospheric ozone depletion and the effects of changing levels of ultraviolet radiation on phytoplankton, plants, timber production, and human health. Subsequent chapters explore some economic and social implications of a possible ban on the use of fluorocarbons; the link between atmospheric exchange processes and the ozone problem; and industry-sponsored studies on the effects of chlorofluorocarbons on the concentration of atmospheric ozone. The remaining chapters focus on stratospheric and ozone research activities in countries such as Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. This monograph will be a valuable resource for environmental scientists and policymakers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The Ozone Layer
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• List of Participants
• PAPER 1: Environmental Aspects of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
• PAPER 2: Effects of Changing Levels of Ultraviolet Radiation on Phytoplankton
• PAPER 3: Effects of Changing Levels of Ultraviolet Radiation on Plant and Timber Production
• PAPER 4: Aircraft Engine Emissions
• PAPER 5: Effects of Ultra-violet Radiation on Human Health
• PAPER 6: Atmosphere Ozone - A Survey of the Current State of Knowledge of the Ozone Layer
• PAPER 7: Ozone Layer and Development
• PAPER 8: Protection of the Ozone Layer - Some Economic and Social Implications of a Possible Ban on the Use of Fluorocarbons
• PAPER 9: A Review of the Industry-sponsored Research into the Effect of Chlorofluorocarbons on the Concentration of Atmospheric Ozone
• REFERENCES
• PAPER 10: A Summary of the Research Program on the Effect of Fluorocarbons on the Atmosphere
• PAPER 11: Activities in the Field of Stratospheric Ozone, including Possible Geophysical and Biological Consequences of Ozone Depletion
• PAPER 12. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion - An Environmental Impact Assessment
• PAPER 13. Atmospheric Exchange Processes and the Ozone Problem
• PAPER 14. Assessment of the Economic Impact of Restrictions on the Use of Fluorocarbons - An Outline of OECD Activities 1976-1977
• PAPER 15. An Outline of Current Monitoring and Research being Carried out into Stratospheric Ozone and Related Subjects in Australia
• PAPER 16. Stratospheric and Ozone Research Activitiesin Canada
• PAPER 17. Sur l'Etude des Problemes de l'Ozone Atmospherique en Belgique
• PAPER 18. Research in the Field of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer
• PAPER 19. Programme Frangaise de Recherche sur l'Ozone Stratospherique
• PAPER 20. A Report on the Atmospheric Research Activities in Italy
• PAPER 21. Review of Research Activities Related to the Fluorocarbon Threat to the Ozone Layer
• PAPER 22. U.K. Studies of the Stratosphere and the Possible Effects of Stratospheric Pollution
• PAPER 23. U.S. Investigations to Evaluate the Potential Threat of Stratospheric Ozone Diminution
• CONCLUDING REMARKS
• Report On The Meeting
• Report on the Meeting
• World Plan of Action
• World Plan of Action