Ozone depletion and effects of ultraviolet radiation
Björn, Lars Olof LU
and McKenzie, Richard L.
(2008)
p.503-530
- Abstract
- Because of the stratospheric ozone depletion that took place during the last decades of the past century, the effects of ultraviolet radiation on plants, animals, humans and micro-organisms became intensively studied. In this chapter we describe the role of the ozone layer as a radiation shield and various molecular and organismal effects of ultraviolet radiation, with an emphasis on the UV-B band (280-315 nm), which is strongly affected by the ozone content of the atmosphere. Also physiolical protection mechanisms and repair systems are briefly treated.
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- author
- Björn, Lars Olof
LU
and McKenzie, Richard L.
- publishing date
- 2008
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- OzoneUltraviolet radiationUV-BStratosphereSpectrumDNAThymine CPDDewar photoisomer(6-4)photoproductPhotoreactivationPhotolyaseROSReactive oxygen speciesLipid peroxidationApoptosisAquatic lifeTerrestrial lifeEye damageSnow-blindnessPhotokeratitisCataractMelanomaCancerWHO
- host publication
- Photobiology — The science of life and light, 2nd. ed.
- editor
- Björn, Lars Olof
- pages
- 503 - 530
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:84900050223
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-72654-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-72655-7_19
- project
- Photobiology
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- a8de1e6e-edd9-4ece-b278-c57cc22f6f7f (old id 699819)
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- 2016-04-04 11:46:10
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author = {{Björn, Lars Olof and McKenzie, Richard L.}},
booktitle = {{Photobiology — The science of life and light, 2nd. ed.}},
editor = {{Björn, Lars Olof}},
isbn = {{978-0-387-72654-0}},
keywords = {{OzoneUltraviolet radiationUV-BStratosphereSpectrumDNAThymine CPDDewar photoisomer(6-4)photoproductPhotoreactivationPhotolyaseROSReactive oxygen speciesLipid peroxidationApoptosisAquatic lifeTerrestrial lifeEye damageSnow-blindnessPhotokeratitisCataractMelanomaCancerWHO}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{503--530}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
title = {{Ozone depletion and effects of ultraviolet radiation}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72655-7_19}},
doi = {{10.1007/978-0-387-72655-7_19}},
year = {{2008}},
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