earth sciences and ecology question #1437 Christobell Bison, a
19 year old male from Sudbury asks on May 11, 2003,Q: Can Ozone
be created? And if so, is it possible to patch up the Earth's
protective layer of Ozone with it? viewed 13451 times Yes it can
be created, pretty easily. It is commonly created around
photocopiers because inside photocopiers there is a stage that
gives out a bit of ozone. Anyway, the amounts required to patch
the ozone layer are so great that it would be impossible for
mere humans to create the amount needed. This would be like
asking, "Can we fill the oceans with water." Not really. It's
too big a job. Better to simply stop destroying the ozone layer,
and let nature create new ozone naturally. Yes, ozone can be
created. There are two principal methods: 1. Low-pressure
mercury UV lamps with an ultrapure quartz sleeve emit UV at 185
nm, which is absorbed by oxygen (O2) in the air, causing it to
dissociate into oxygen atoms. An oxygen atom then adds to an O2
molecule to make ozone (O3).