''This happens because a lot of human behavior that unwittingly cause damage to the ozone,''said Head of Atmospheric Science and Technology Institute of Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN), Novita Ambarsari, told reporters on the sidelines of the socialization of the Protection of the Ozone Layer in Armed Pusdik, Cimahi, Monday (4 / 7).
South Polar ozone hole is not in the sense that the actual hole in the ozone layer. However, said Novita, the ozone hole is a thinning of the ozone layer with a lower concentration of 220 DU. This value is based on observations of ozone at the South Pole which is never higher than 220 DU since 1979.
Meanwhile, based on data of total ozone measurements Nimbus satellite in June 2009, there are trends of decrease in total ozone concentrations in Indonesia amounting to 0.29 DU / year. Chemicals damaging the ozone layer is primarily derived from the type of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used in various processes of products such as refrigerators, air coolers, and soft foam manufacturing processes as cleaning fluid.
"Materials ozone depleting substances are widely used in industrial fire extinguishers and Methyl Bromide used for pesticide ingredients,''said Novita.''Use of these materials increased rapidly since the 1970s that led to abortion in the atmosphere also increases."
He said how to resolve this problem by altering human behavior. Communities should be made aware that human beings should live longer with a comfortable and safe atmosphere. Education can be delivered in the form of stories and tangible evidence that people moved to live with a better way.
"A lot of people's habits is never an appropriate pattern back to nature such as turn on the TV without anyone watching it. In fact, the electricity comes from solar energy. Meanwhile, diesel fuel can not be updated and burns itself causes damage to the ozone layer," he said.
