Good ozone and bad ozone Stratospheric ozone protect lives on Earth from harmful effects of uv radiation Tropospheric ozone Causing respiratory distress and eye irritation Destroying plants Producing cracks in rubber Ozone is a strong oxidant reacts with molecules containing C=C double bonds, forming epoxidesGood Ozone and Bad Ozone • Stratospheric ozone protect lives on Earth from harmful effects of UV radiation. • Tropospheric ozone: – Causing respiratory distress and eye irritation – Destroying plants – Producing cracks in rubber Ozone is a strong oxidant, reacts with molecules containing C=C double bonds, forming epoxides