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What is the ozone depletion? ​

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When bromine and chlorine atoms come into contact with ozone in the stratosphere, they destroy ozone molecules.

One chlorine atom can destroy over 100,000 ozone molecules before it gets removed from the stratosphere. Ozone is being destroyed faster than it can naturally created.

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