Continuing benefits of the Montreal Protocol and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer for human health and the environment

S Madronich; G H Bernhard; P J Neale; A Heikkilä; M P Sulbæk Andersen; A L Andrady; P J Aucamp; A F Bais; A T Banaszak; P J Barnes; J F Bornman; L S Bruckman; R Busquets; G Chiodo; D-P Häder; M L Hanson; S Hylander; M A K Jansen; G Lingham; R M Lucas; R Mackenzie Calderon; C Olsen; R Ossola; K K Pandey; I Petropavlovskikh; L E Revell; L E Rhodes; S A Robinson; T M Robson; K C Rose; T Schikowski; K R Solomon; B Sulzberger; T J Wallington; Q-W Wang; S-Å Wängberg; C C White; S R Wilson; L Zhu; R E Neale

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Continuing benefits of the Montreal Protocol and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer for human health and the environment

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Continuing benefits of the Montreal Protocol and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer for human health and the environment

S Madronich, G H Bernhard, P J Neale, A Heikkilä, M P Sulbæk Andersen, A L Andrady, P J Aucamp, A F Bais, A T Banaszak, P J Barnes, …

Photochemical & photobiological sciences, Vol.23, pp.1087-1115

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-024-00577-8

PMID: 38763938

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Abstract

The protection of Earth’s stratospheric ozone (O3) 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 O3. 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 O3, 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.

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Title: Continuing benefits of the Montreal Protocol and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer for human health and the environment
Authors/Creators: S Madronich - NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
G H Bernhard - Biospherical Instruments
P J Neale - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
A Heikkilä - Finnish Meteorological Institute
M P Sulbæk Andersen - California State University, Northridge
A L Andrady - North Carolina State University
P J Aucamp - Ptersa Environmental Consultants, Faerie Glen, South Africa
A F Bais - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
A T Banaszak - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
P J Barnes - Loyola University New Orleans
J F Bornman - Murdoch University, Food Futures Institute
L S Bruckman - Case Western Reserve University
R Busquets - Kingston University
G Chiodo - ETH Zurich
D-P Häder - Friedrich-Alexander University, Möhrendorf, Germany
M L Hanson - University of Manitoba
S Hylander - Linnaeus University
M A K Jansen - University College Cork
G Lingham - Lions Eye Institute
R M Lucas - Australian National University
R Mackenzie Calderon - Universidad de Magallanes
C Olsen - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
R Ossola - Colorado State University
K K Pandey - Indian Academy of Wood Science, Bengaluru, India
I Petropavlovskikh - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
L E Revell - University of Canterbury
L E Rhodes - University of Manchester
S A Robinson - University of Wollongong
T M Robson - University of Cumbria
K C Rose - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
T Schikowski - Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine
K R Solomon - University of Guelph
B Sulzberger - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
T J Wallington - Center for Sustainable Systems, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Q-W Wang - Institute of Applied Ecology
S-Å Wängberg - University of Gothenburg
C C White - Exponent
S R Wilson - School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
L Zhu - Donghua University
R E Neale - The University of Queensland
Publication Details: Photochemical & photobiological sciences, Vol.23, pp.1087-1115
Publisher: European Photochemistry Association, European Society for Photobiology
Identifiers: 991005666666307891
Murdoch Affiliation: Food Futures Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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