Lake Zone regions are the second after Dar es Salaam in producing unfriendly gases to human beings and thus destroy ozone layer.
Speaking here on Monday Environmental Director in the Vice President’s Office Julius Ningu said beverage and fish processing industries which are numerous in the Lake Zone regions are emitting gases such as ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs), halons, methyl chloroform and methyl bromide which destroy the ozone layer.
Ningu was opening the training on how to maintain refrigerators and air conditioners at the climax of World Ozone Layer Day held here.
The ozone is a layer in the earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the sun’s ultra violate radiation to prevent it from reaching the earth surface.
The layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the atmosphere from approximately 10 to 50 kilometres above the earth, though the thickness varies seasonally and geographically.
Ningu said studies indicate that the sun’s ultra violate radiations cause skin cancer, eye problems and diminish body immunity.
According to Ningu children are more affected by the depletion of the ozone layer. He said although there have been efforts to protect the layer the problem has been increasing due to the use of destructive chemicals.
Ningu said the government efforts to protect the layer in conformity with Montreal Protocol have reduced the usage of the harmful chemicals from 254 tons in 1999 to 36.2 tons in 2010.
The two-day training is being attended by officials from beverage, fish processing industries and teachers from vocational training institutes in the Lake Zone.
Speaking here on Monday Environmental Director in the Vice President’s Office Julius Ningu said beverage and fish processing industries which are numerous in the Lake Zone regions are emitting gases such as ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs), halons, methyl chloroform and methyl bromide which destroy the ozone layer.
Ningu was opening the training on how to maintain refrigerators and air conditioners at the climax of World Ozone Layer Day held here.
The ozone is a layer in the earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the sun’s ultra violate radiation to prevent it from reaching the earth surface.
The layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the atmosphere from approximately 10 to 50 kilometres above the earth, though the thickness varies seasonally and geographically.
Ningu said studies indicate that the sun’s ultra violate radiations cause skin cancer, eye problems and diminish body immunity.
According to Ningu children are more affected by the depletion of the ozone layer. He said although there have been efforts to protect the layer the problem has been increasing due to the use of destructive chemicals.
Ningu said the government efforts to protect the layer in conformity with Montreal Protocol have reduced the usage of the harmful chemicals from 254 tons in 1999 to 36.2 tons in 2010.
The two-day training is being attended by officials from beverage, fish processing industries and teachers from vocational training institutes in the Lake Zone.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
