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Ozone Hinders Plants’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide

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TreeHugger

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth’s stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants’ ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to a new study published in Nature. In addition to damaging human tissues (particularly those of the respiratory system), ground-level ozone has the ability to harm cells inside leaves, … Read more

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