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Question:

Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere due to depletion of stratospheric ozone?

Damage to eyes

Reduced Immune System

Increased liver cancer

Increased skin cancer

Solution:

UV radiation released into the atmosphere due to depletion of stratospheric ozone causes the mutation that leads to the severe damage to eyes by disrupting of rod and cone cells and cause permanent blindness. It also causes skin cancer by causing mutation in the dermal cells. It reduces the immune system by causing tautomeric mutational changes in the structure of the immune protein. But liver cancer is not majorly caused by mutation rather it is caused due to the abnormal growth of hepatic cells due to factors like excessive alcohol consumption, exposure to drugs etc. So, the correct answer is Increased liver cancer.