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(a) What are the effects of ozone depletion?

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i) UV-B damages DNA and proteins of living organisms causing mutation.
ii) It causes skin aging, skin cell damage and skin cancers.
iii) UV-B is absorbed by human eye and at high dose it causes inflammation of cornea, called snow-blindness, cataract etc.
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