Effects of the depletion of the ozone layer:

1.1 On human health- Skin Cancer

Today, it is estimated that skin cancer rates increased due to the decrease in stratospheric ozone (ozone layer). The most common type of skin cancer is the cause of exposures to UV radiation from sun.

2. Effects on aquatic ecosystems

The loss of phytoplankton, the basis of the marine food chain, has been observed as the cause of the increase in ultraviolet radiation. For example: Under the ozone hole in the Antarctic phytoplankton productivity decreased between 6 and 12 percent. That disturbs the ecosystem.