NATURAL CAPITAL DEGRADATION Effects of Ozone Depletion
Human Health
■ Worse sunburns
■ More eye cataracts
■ More skin cancers
■ Immune system suppression Food and Forests
■ Reduced yields for some crops
■ Reduced seafood supplies from reduced phytoplankton
■ Decreased forest productivity for UV-sensitive tree species Wildlife
■ Increased eye cataracts in some species
■ Decreased populations of aquatic species sensitive to UV radiation
■ Reduced populations of surface phytoplankton
■ Disrupted aquatic food webs from reduced phytoplankton Air Pollution and Materials
■ Increased acid deposition
■ Increased photochemical smog
■ Degradation of outdoor paints and plastics Global Warming
■ While in troposphere, CFCs act as greenhouse gases