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UAE shoppers encouraged to make ozone-friendly purchases
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has called on the community to support the government's efforts to protect the ozone layer by reducing reliance on ozone-depleting products and switching to ozone-friendly products instead.
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:52 September 15, 2008
Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has called on the community to support the government's efforts to protect the ozone layer by reducing reliance on ozone-depleting products and switching to ozone-friendly products instead.
Today is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, and the EAD is reminding people that the ozone layer provides a fragile shield against ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun.
The reduction of the stratospheric ozone would lead to an increase in the number of cases of skin cancer and cataracts as well depressed human immune systems.
To reinforce this message, EAD is organising several activities around Abu Dhabi under the theme 'Global Partnership for Global Benefits'. In Carrefour (Marina Mall branch), Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society (Mina branch), and LuLu Hypermarket (Al Khalidya Mall branch), EAD will set up booths encouraging the public to switch to ozone-friendly products as an alternative to products that contain ozone-depleting substances (chloroflorocarbons also commonly known as CFCs).
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