Environmental UV radiation : impact on ecosystems and human health and predictive models
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Francesco Ghetti; Giovanni Checcucci; Janet F Bornman
- ناشر : Dordrecht : Springer,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9781402036958
Description
Historical overview of ozone trends and future scenarios / J.F. Bornman -- Basic concepts of radiation / D.H. Sliney, E. Chaney -- Solar radiation and its measurement / H.K. Seidlitz, A. Krins -- Medical and environmental effects of UV radiation / B.M. Sutherland -- Quantification of biological effectiveness of UV radiation / G. Horneck, P. Rettberg, R. Facius, K. Scherer -- Use and evaluation of biological spectral UV weighting functions for the ozone reduction issue / M.M. Calwell, S.D. Flint -- Response to UV-B radiation: weighting functions and action spectra / F. Ghetti, C. Bagnoli, G. Checcucci -- ELDONET -- European Light DOsimeter NETwork / D.-P. Hader, M. Lebert -- Genetic and molecular analysis of DNA damage repair and tolerance pathways / B.M. Sutherland -- UV-B and UV-A radiation effects on photosynthesis at the molecular level / C. Sicora, A. Szilard, L. Sass, E. Turcsanyi, Z. Mate, I. Vass -- Potential effects of UV-B on photosynthesis and photosynthetic productivity of highter plants / S. Nogues, D.J. Allen, N.R. Baker -- Detecting stress-induced reactive oxygen species in plants under UV stress / E. Hideg -- Non-damaging and positive effects of UV radiation on higher plants / M.G. Holmes -- Impact of UV radiation on the aquatic environment / D.-P. Hader -- Underwater radiation measurements: consequences of an increased UV-B radiation / B. Kjeldstad -- Influence of ultraviolet radiation on thr chromophoric dissolved organic matter in natural waters / R. Del Vecchiol, N.V. Blough -- Impact of UV radiation on rice-field cyanobacteria: role of photoprotective compounds / R.P. Sinha, D.-P. Hader -- Effect of UV-B radiation on ciliated protozoa / R. Marangoni, F. Marroni, F. Ghetti, D. Gioffre, G. Colombetti -- UV radiation, DNA damage, mutations and skin cancer / F.R. De Gruijl -- Ultraviolet radiation and the eye / D.H. Sliney.
Structured into four sections, this book offers not only basic information on the action mechanisms of UV radiation on ecosystems and various biological systems, but also a picture of the possible scenarios of the long-term global increase of environmental UV radiation, placing an emphasis on the research aspects.
