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Author NATO Advanced Study Institute on Environmental UV Radiation: Impact on Ecosystems and Human Health and Predictive Models (2001 : Pisa, Italy)

Title Environmental UV radiation impact on ecosystems and human health and predictive models / edited by Francesco Ghetti, Giovanni Checcucci, and Janet F. Bornman
Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 288 pages) : illustrations
Series NATO science series. IV, Earth and environmental sciences ; v. 57
NATO science series. Series IV, Earth and environmental sciences ; v. 57.
Contents Historical Overview of Ozone Trends and Future Scenarios -- Basic Concepts of Radiation -- Solar Radiation and Its Measurement -- Medical and Environmental Effects of UV Radiation -- Quantification of Biological Effectiveness of UV Radiation -- Use and Evaluation of Biological Spectral UV Weighting Functions for the Ozone Reduction Issue -- Response to UV-B Radiation: Weighting Functions and Action Spectra -- Eldonet — European Light Dosimeter Network -- Genetic and Molecular Analysis of DNA Damage Repair and Tolerance Pathways -- UV-B and UV-A Radiation Effects on Photosynthesis at the Molecular Level -- Potential Effects of UV-B on Photosynthesis and Photosynthetic Productivity of Higher Plants -- Detecting Stress-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants Under UV Stress -- Non-Damaging and Positive Effects of UV Radiation on Higher Plants -- Impact of UV Radiation on the Aquatic Environment -- Underwater Radiation Measurements: Consequences of an Increased UV-B Radiation -- Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters -- Impact of UV Radiation on Rice-Field Cyanobacteria: Role of Photoprotective Compounds -- Effect of UV-B Radiation on Ciliated Protozoa -- UV Radiation, DNA Damage, Mutations and Skin Cancer -- Ultraviolet Radiation and the Eye -- Student Abstracts
Summary This volume originates from the NATO Advanced Study Institute Environmental UV Radiation: Impact on Ecosystems and Human Health and Predictive Models, held in Pisa, Italy in June 2001. The Institute was sponsored and mainly funded by the NATO Scientific Affairs Division, whose constant contribution in favour of the cooperation among scientists from different countries must be acknowledged. Other Institutions substantially contributed to the success of the ASI and our thanks and appreciation go to the Italian National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), the European Society for Photobiology and the bank Banca Toscana. In the last two decades of the past century, concern has been growing for the possible effects on the biosphere of the stratospheric ozone depletion, due to anthropogenic emissions of ozone-destroying chemicals. The ozone loss causes an increase in the biologically important part of the solar ultraviolet radiation (UV) reaching the Earth’s surface, which constitutes a threat to the biosphere, because of UV damaging effects on humans, animals and plants. The international agreements have reduced the production of ozo- destroying compounds, which, however, are still present in high concentrations in the stratosphere, mainly because of their longevity, and thus ozone depletion will likely continue for several decades
Analysis Environmental UV radiation
Ecosystems
Human health
stralingsbescherming
radiation protection
klimaatverandering
climatic change
ecotoxicologie
ecotoxicology
plantenecologie
plant ecology
milieu
environment
gezondheid en milieu
environmental health
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Notes "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Environmental UV Radiation: Impact on Ecosystems and Human Health and Predictive Models, Pisa, Italy, June 2001"--Title page verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Ultraviolet radiation -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses
Plants -- Effect of ultraviolet radiation on -- Congresses
Human beings -- Effect of ultraviolet radiation on -- Congresses
Cree Indians -- Religion
Ultraviolet Rays -- adverse effects -- Congresses
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects -- Congresses
Environmental Monitoring -- Congresses
Plants -- radiation effects -- Congresses
Water Pollutants, Radioactive -- adverse effects -- Congresses
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biophysics.
Human beings -- Effect of ultraviolet radiation on.
Ultraviolet rays -- Adverse effects.
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects.
Environmental monitoring.
Plants -- radiation effects.
Water Pollutants, Radioactive -- adverse effects.
Ultraviolette straling.
Milieueffecten.
Gezondheidseffecten.
Ultraviolet radiation -- Environmental aspects.
Plants -- Effect of ultraviolet radiation on.
Cree Indians -- Religion
Plants -- Effect of ultraviolet radiation on
Ultraviolet radiation -- Environmental aspects
Ultraviolette straling.
Milieueffecten.
Gezondheidseffecten.
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Ghetti, Francesco
Checcucci, Giovanni
Bornman, Janet F
LC no. 2006418569
ISBN 1402036973
9781402036972
1402036965
9781402036965
1402036957
9781402036958
128062440X
9781280624407
6610624402
9786610624409