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Continuing benefits of the Montreal Protocol and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer for human health and the environment
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences2024
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Rachele Ossola,
Patrick J. Neale,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Laura E. Revell,
S. Madronich,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Laura E. Revell,
Mark L. Hanson,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Laura E. Revell,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Rachele Ossola,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Laura E. Revell,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Rachele Ossola,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Patrick J. Neale,
Laura E. Revell,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Laura E. Revell,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Laura E. Revell,
G. Bernhard,
Anu Heikkilä,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Rosa Busquets,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Liping Zhu,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Rosa Busquets,
T. Matthew Robson,
T. Matthew Robson,
Rosa Busquets,
Patrick J. Neale,
Patrick J. Neale,
Rosa Busquets,
Samuel Hylander,
Laura E. Revell,
Liping Zhu,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Robyn Lucas,
Janet F. Bornman,
Keith R. Solomon,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Janet F. Bornman,
Mark L. Hanson,
Janet F. Bornman,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Mark L. Hanson,
Anu Heikkilä,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Anu Heikkilä,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Anthony L. Andrady,
P. J. Aucamp,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Patrick J. Neale,
S. Madronich,
Kevin C. Rose,
Kevin C. Rose,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Laura E. Revell,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura E. Revell,
Laura E. Revell,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Christopher C. White,
Samuel Hylander,
Samuel Hylander,
S. Madronich,
S. Madronich,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Mark L. Hanson,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Rosa Busquets,
Christopher C. White,
Rachele Ossola,
S. Madronich,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Rosa Busquets,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Anu Heikkilä,
Laura E. Revell,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Christopher C. White,
Laura E. Revell,
Laura E. Revell,
Rosa Busquets,
Janet F. Bornman,
Rosa Busquets,
Janet F. Bornman,
Kevin C. Rose,
Stephen R. Wilson,
Stephen R. Wilson,
P. J. Aucamp,
P. J. Aucamp,
Liping Zhu,
Laura E. Revell,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Alkiviadis Bais,
G. Bernhard,
Anthony L. Andrady,
S. Madronich,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Rosa Busquets,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Anu Heikkilä,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Stephen R. Wilson,
Rosa Busquets,
Anu Heikkilä,
G. Bernhard,
Peter J. Barnes,
G. Bernhard,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Janet F. Bornman,
Anthony L. Andrady,
G. Bernhard,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Patrick J. Neale,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Mark L. Hanson,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Mark L. Hanson,
Anu Heikkilä,
Rosa Busquets,
P. J. Aucamp,
Janet F. Bornman,
G. Bernhard,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Samuel Hylander,
Gabriel Chiodo,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Anu Heikkilä,
Samuel Hylander,
Robyn Lucas,
Janet F. Bornman,
D-P Häder,
D-P Häder,
Keith R. Solomon,
Mark L. Hanson,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Robyn Lucas,
Samuel Hylander,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
S. Madronich,
S. Madronich,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Patrick J. Neale,
Patrick J. Neale,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Gareth Lingham,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Lesley E. Rhodes
Robyn Lucas,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
R. Calderón,
Samuel Hylander,
R. Calderón,
Samuel Hylander,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Rachele Ossola,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Rachele Ossola,
Kevin C. Rose,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Kevin C. Rose,
Samuel Hylander,
Irina Petropavlovskikh,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Rachele Ossola,
Irina Petropavlovskikh,
P. J. Aucamp,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Laura E. Revell,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Irina Petropavlovskikh,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Laura E. Revell,
Rachele Ossola,
T. Matthew Robson,
T. Matthew Robson,
Robyn Lucas,
Kevin C. Rose,
Lesley E. Rhodes
Kevin C. Rose,
Laura E. Revell,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Keith R. Solomon,
Keith R. Solomon,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
T. Matthew Robson,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Kevin C. Rose,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Anu Heikkilä,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Timothy J. Wallington,
Tamara Schikowski,
Tamara Schikowski,
Timothy J. Wallington,
Keith R. Solomon,
Keith R. Solomon,
Lesley E. Rhodes
Krishna K. Pandey,
Barbara Sulzberger,
T. Matthew Robson,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Kevin C. Rose,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Timothy J. Wallington,
Christopher C. White,
Christopher C. White,
Q-W Wang,
Q-W Wang,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Tamara Schikowski,
Christopher C. White,
S-Å Wängberg,
Keith R. Solomon,
S-Å Wängberg,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Liping Zhu,
Liping Zhu,
Christopher C. White,
Liping Zhu,
Stephen R. Wilson,
P. J. Aucamp,
Liping Zhu,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Robyn Lucas,
Christopher C. White,
Robyn Lucas,
Liping Zhu,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Lesley E. Rhodes
Summary
This assessment reviews the continuing health and environmental benefits of the Montreal Protocol, which protects the ozone layer. While primarily focused on UV radiation, skin cancer, and air quality, the review notes that UV light accelerates the breakdown of plastics into microplastics in the environment. The interaction between ozone protection, climate change, and plastic degradation highlights the complex relationship between atmospheric changes and microplastic pollution.
The protection of Earth's stratospheric ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) is an ongoing process under the auspices of the universally ratified Montreal Protocol and its Amendments and adjustments. A critical part of this process is the assessment of the environmental issues related to changes in O<sub>3</sub>. The United Nations Environment Programme's Environmental Effects Assessment Panel provides annual scientific evaluations of some of the key issues arising in the recent collective knowledge base. This current update includes a comprehensive assessment of the incidence rates of skin cancer, cataract and other skin and eye diseases observed worldwide; the effects of UV radiation on tropospheric oxidants, and air and water quality; trends in breakdown products of fluorinated chemicals and recent information of their toxicity; and recent technological innovations of building materials for greater resistance to UV radiation. These issues span a wide range of topics, including both harmful and beneficial effects of exposure to UV radiation, and complex interactions with climate change. While the Montreal Protocol has succeeded in preventing large reductions in stratospheric O<sub>3</sub>, future changes may occur due to a number of natural and anthropogenic factors. Thus, frequent assessments of potential environmental impacts are essential to ensure that policies remain based on the best available scientific knowledge.