Environmental UV Photobiology / Edition 1

by Lars Olof Björn, J. Moan, W. Nultsch, A.R. Young

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306444432
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	08/31/1993
Series:	Language of Science Series
Edition description:	1993
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Young, Anthony R. (St John's Institute of Dermatology, London); Bjorn, Lars Olof (Lund Univ); Moan, Johan (Norwegian Radium Hospital); Nultsch, Wilhelm (Philipps Univ, Germany)

The contributors represent the specialties of photobiology, dermatology, oncology, ophthalmology, epidemiology, public health, marine biology, and oceanographers. Most come from U.S. academic centers, but some are from Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Russia, Australia, and England.

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.

Editorial Reviews

Under the unifying theme of environmental photobiology, the 14 chapters of this volume gather together many important aspects of the current state of knowledge of the diverse effects of ultraviolet radiation on terrestrial and aquatic life. Among the topics: the atmosphere and UV-B radiation at ground level; vitamin D synthesis under changing UV spectra; ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer--epidemiological data from Australia, Scandinavia, the US, and Canada; and effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on terrestrial plants. Sponsored by the European Society for Photobiology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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