However, the southern hemisphere's thinning ozone layer does not endanger very many densely populated areas. ... Their increased energy damages any living cells they come into contact with (Makhijani, 108). ... Technically speaking, ozone - as with any other chemical substance - is not "destroyed,"" it is merely transformed into some other chemical compound. ... They decompose into chemicals that are highly reactive with ozone: chlorine and bromine (from halon). ... Ultraviolet Reflections: Life Under a Thinning Ozone Layer. ...

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