Environmental UV Photobiology 1993 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: The Atmosphere and UVB Radiation at Ground Level; S. Madronich. Simulation of Daylight Ultraviolet Radiation and Effects of Ozone Depletion; L. O. Bjorn, A. H. Teramura. UV-Monitoring; W. A. P. Josefsson. Influence of Ozone Depletion on the Incidence of Skin Cancer; F. R. de Gruijl, J. C. Van der Leun. UV-Induced Immunosuppressin; F. P. Noonan, E. C. De Fabo. Ocular Damage by Environmental Radiant Energy and its Prevention; S. Zigman. Vitamin D. Synthesis Under Changing UV Spectra; A. R. Webb. Can Cellular Responses to Continuous-Wave and Pulsed UV Radiation Differ? T. Karu. Ultraviolet Radiation and Skin Cancer Epidemiologic Data from Australia; A. Green, G. Williams. Ultraviolet Radiation and the Epidemiology of Skin Cancer in Scandinavia; J. Moan, A. Dahlback. Ultraviolet Radiation and Skin Cancer Epidemiologic Data from the United States and Canada; M. Weinstock. 3 additional articles. Index."Publisher Marketing: 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.

Contributor Bio:  Young, Anthony Anthony Young was for nine years a Principal Scientist with the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Science. He was a joint author of the FAO standard texts on land evaluation and land use planning. Besides these, his other books include "Soil Survey and Land Evaluation" (1981) and "Land Resources: Now and for the Future" (1998). He is now Honorary Research Fellow in Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia.