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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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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.