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Suppose a volcanic eruption included large volumes of chlorine. what would likely happen to global stratospheric ozone levels and why?

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Suppose a volcanic eruption included large volumes of chlorine. In that time Ozone levels would decrease in the stratospheric because chlorine interferes with the O3:UV:O2+O cycle. The ozone–oxygen cycle is the process by which ozone is continually regenerated in Earth's stratosphere, converting ultraviolet radiation (UV) into heat.
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