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In response to the overwhelming concern for possible acute and long-term effects of ozone depletion on terrestrial and aquatic life, this volume presents a comprehensive collection of review articles from an internationally acknowledged group of experts. Emphasis is on human health, with chapters on skin cancer, DNA, and vitamin D. Written for photobiologists, dermatologists, and biophysicists, this is the most thorough treatment of the subject available.

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Author:   Lars Olof Björn ,  J. Moan ,  W. Nultsch ,  A.R. Young
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1993 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   2.010kg
ISBN:  

9780306444432

ISBN 10:   0306444437
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   31 August 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Atmosphere and UV-B Radiation at Ground Level.- 2. Simulation of Daylight Ultraviolet Radiation and Effects of Ozone Depletion.- 3. Monitoring Ultraviolet Radiation.- 4. Influence of Ozone Depletion on the Incidence of Skin Cancer: Quantitative Prediction.- 5. UV-Induced Immunosuppression: Relationships between Changes in Solar UV Spectra and Immunologic Responses.- 6. Ocular Damage by Environmental Radiant Energy and Its Prevention.- 7. Vitamin D Synthesis under Changing UV Spectra.- 8. Can Cellular Responses to Continuous-Wave and Pulsed UV Radiation Differ?.- 9. Ultraviolet Radiation and Skin Cancer: Epidemiological Data from Australia.- 10. Ultraviolet Radiation and Skin Cancer: Epidemiological Data from Scandinavia.- 11. Ultraviolet Radiation and Skin Cancer: Epidemiological Data from the United States and Canada.- 12. The Induction and Repair of DNA Photodamage in the Environment.- 13. Ultraviolet Radiation and Its Effects on Organisms in Aquatic Environments.- 14. Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Terrestrial Plants.

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