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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – September 16

September 17 , 2020 1475 days 1268 0
  • It is celebrated to spread awareness among people about the depletion of the Ozone Layer and search for possible solutions to preserve it.
  • On December 19, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed September 16 the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
  • It is commemorating the date, in 1987, on which the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.
  • “Ozone for life” is the slogan for World Ozone Day 2020.
  • The Ozone layer is a piece of the atmosphere that has high ozone concentrations.
  • Ozone is a gas that is made of three oxygen atoms O3.

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