Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 3, 2026

Design and Use of a Full Flow Sampling System (FFS) for the Quantification of Methane Emissions
Published on: June 12, 2016
UV impacts avoided by the Montreal Protocol
Paul A Newman1, Richard McKenzie
1NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.
Abstract:
Temporal and geographical variabilities in the future "world expected" UV environment are compared with the "world avoided", which would have occurred without the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and its subsequent amendments and adjustments. Based on calculations of clear-sky UV irradiances, the effects of the Montreal Protocol have been hugely beneficial to avoid the health risks, such as skin cancer, which are associated with high UV, while there is only a small increase in health risks, such as vitamin D deficiency, that are associated with low UV. However, interactions with climate change may lead to changes in cloud and albedo, and possibly behavioural changes that could also be important.
Related Concept Videos
Microbes and Climate Change
Global Climate Change
The Carbon Cycle
Environmental Applications of Microorganisms
Microbial Bioremediation of Uranium
meta-Directing Deactivators: –NO2, –CN, –CHO, –⁠CO2R, –COR, –CO2H
