NEET | 2016Human Health and DiseaseHard

Question

Depletion of which gas in the atmosphere can lead to an increased incidence of skin cancers:

Options

A.

Nitrous oxide

B.

Ozone

C.

Ammonia

D.

Methane

Solution

Ozone is found in the upper part of the atmosphere called stratosphere and it acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiation from sun and so its depletion can lead to incidence of skin cancers.

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