NITROUS OXIDE AS TOP LEADING OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE(ODS)

 

As per NOAA scientist investigation, nitrous oxide is the largest ozone depleting agent in 21^st century. Nitrous oxide released from industries, and from sewage waste, burning fossil fuels and from fertilizer that are used for agriculture. This nitrous oxide that released in to the atmosphere, because of light weight it goes up in to stratosphere and release oxygen free radical and this free oxygen radical and react with the Ozone layer and convert ozone in to 2 moles of oxygen.



Nitrogen Fertilizers

Nitrogen Cylinders

                                The effect of nitrous oxide on ozone is same like as chlorofluoro carbons which can disable 100000 molecules of ozone in to oxygen. World Environmental atmospheric committee took a preventive measurement to reduce the release of chlorofloro carbons but the neglect the effect of nitrous oxide.  Plants and some kind of small living organism convert this nitrogen in to nitrates which cause less effect of  nitrous oxide on ozone but because of deforestation, this conversion of nitrogen compound in to nitrate are stopped and also nitrous oxide will cause acid rain which cause death of plants and many living organism. This seems like one wrong step is causing another 10 more wrong steps that means if u stop one wrong step u can stop 10 more wrong steps. We should make others to realize about the harmful effect of atmospheric polluting agent. The best thing to stop this kind of event is afforestation. And using bio fertilizers underground burring of death plants and living organism can stop release of nitrogen compound entre in to atmosphere.

 

Reference:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090827141344.htm