Tropospheric ozone (O3)  is a concerning pollutant, responsible for reduction in yields of major staple crops like rice, ...

Even though ozone is made up of three oxygen atoms per molecule, it is a far cry from what we usually call “oxygen,” the O2 humans breathe to live. Its similar name has led to viral ...

Ozone breaks up that molecule. Oxygen is known to travel in atomic pairs, but when a pair is suddenly split, it can can recombine with other oxygen pairs to form three oxygen atoms, all linked ...

Let's dive in! Ozone is formed when you pair three oxygen atoms in one molecule, creating O3. We are familiar with oxygen, O2. Ozone just adds another atom.

Most importantly, scientists had, based on chlorofluorocarbon emissions and the chemical reaction pathways, predicted a slow recovery of the ozone layer. We can no longer be confident about that ...

But what is ozone and how does it affect people's health? The Atmospheric Monitoring Directorate states that ozone is one of the chemical forms in which oxygen is found in nature.

The nasty little molecule that has long been suspected of assassinating ozone in the stratosphere has finally been caught red-handed, by U.S. scientists. Scientists say this first observation of ...

The importance of ozone From an environmental standpoint, ozone is a confusing molecule. In the troposphere, the region of the atmosphere from Earth’s surface up to about 6 miles, ozone is a pollutant ...