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European Journal of Applied Sciences – Vol. 10, No. 4

Publication Date: August 25, 2022

DOI:10.14738/aivp.104.12689. Whiteside, M., & Herndon, J. M. (2022). Destruction of Stratospheric Ozone: Role of Aerosolized Coal Fly Ash Iron. European

Journal of Applied Sciences, 10(4). 143-153.

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Destruction of Stratospheric Ozone:

Role of Aerosolized Coal Fly Ash Iron

Mark Whiteside, M.D., M.P.H.

Florida Department of Health, Key West, FL 33040 USA

J. Marvin Herndon, Ph.D.

Transdyne Corporation, San Diego, CA 92131 USA

ABSTRACT

We have previously provided compelling evidence that aerosolized coal fly ash

particles, not chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), are the primary cause of stratospheric

ozone depletion [European Journal of Applied Sciences, 2022, 10(3), 586-603].

Here we turn our attention to iron, one of the most reactive elements among the

others in coal fly ash that destroy ozone. Iron in primary and secondary aerosols

plays a crucial role in the formation of ice crystals in cirrus clouds and in the polar

stratospheric clouds that are involved in ozone hole formation. Iron is associated

with reactive oxygen species, like the hydroxyl radical (OH) that destroys ozone in

the stratosphere. Iron is known to activate halogens including chlorine, bromine,

and iodine. Ozone is destroyed by adsorption onto iron-containing particles and

by photochemical reactions with other constituents of coal fly ash. The inability of

the scientific community to break out of the CFC paradigm and address the true

cause of stratospheric ozone depletion is a potentially fatal mistake. We already

face a ghastly future with severely depleted stratospheric ozone levels and

devastation from deadly ultraviolet radiation. All sources of coal fly ash aerosols

must be reduced or eliminated; first and foremost, the deliberate, covert, and near

global jet-spraying of coal fly ash particulates into the upper troposphere.

Keywords: Ozone hole, Geoengineering, Chemtrails, Troposphere, Global warming,

Ultraviolet radiation.

WORSENING STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DESTRUCTION

Despite the official narrative of “gradual ozone recovery” due to the Montreal Protocol, which

led to the phasing out and later banning of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), the truth is that

stratospheric ozone continues to decline, and atmospheric scientists either do not know or

will not say how badly the ozone layer has been damaged. Scientists at the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) in 2018 admitted that there was a decline in lower stratospheric

ozone offsetting the overall ozone layer recovery. They claimed they did not know the causes

of this depletion and emphasized that “the causes need to be urgently established” [1]. Others

have attributed the depletion of lower stratospheric ozone to short-lived substances that

contain chlorine or bromine [2]. Two of the largest Antarctic ozone holes on record occurred

in 2020 and 2021. Climate change, volcanic activity, and forest fires were suggested as causes

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of these huge ozone holes [3]. A shift in the polar vortex has been blamed for ongoing

stratospheric ozone depletion over the Eurasian continent [4].

The rapidly increasing penetration of ultraviolet B and C radiation to Earth’s surface portends

a potentially dire depletion of stratospheric ozone. The clearly visible destructive effects of UV

on global ecosystems including forests and coral reefs should be a warning sign that

stratospheric ozone depletion may be the biosphere’s most imminent threat [5]. Recently, not

only has a large ozone hole been observed in the Arctic [6], but in the tropics as well [7]. From

these indications, as well as from the data shown in Figure 1 [8] and other data [9, 10], one

thing is abundantly clear: The Montreal Protocol misdiagnosed the cause of stratospheric

ozone depletion, and its sanctions on chlorofluorocarbons have not been the solution.

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Sciences, 10(4). 143-153.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/aivp.104.12689

Figure 1. The current and historical status of stratospheric ozone revealed by measurements of

UV Index disclosing the worsening of the Antarctic ozone hole. From [8]

We recently published compelling evidence that aerosolized coal fly ash particles, the toxic

waste product of burning coal, not chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), are the primary cause of

stratospheric ozone depletion [11] as schematically illustrated in Figure 2.