The Montreal Protocol and Human Health. Stratospheric ozone depletion Increased ultraviolet radiation
Abstract
Indirecteffects of ozone depletion on health. As a result of the successful implementation of the Montreal Protocol there will be: 280-340 million fewer cases of skin cancer in people born between 1890 and 2100 in the USA. Approx. 1.6 million fewer deaths due to skin cancer. No such estimates for the rest of the world.