The emission of halon causes ozone depletion.
Skin cancer is now the most common and most rapidly increasing form of cancer in the United States.
One in five Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime. It is a silent epidemic. All populations are affected. Cataracts account for at least half of the cases of blindness in the world. Ozone depletion also contributes to severe damage of the cornea, lens and retina of the human eye.