A robust, inexpensive filter for blocking UVC radiation in broad-spectrum 'UVB' lamps

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-40

  Lepre, A M ^a,b   Sutherland, J C ^a   Trunk, J G ^a   Sutherland, B M ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclobutyl pyrimidine dimer; Environmental photobiology; UV filter; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FILTER; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DNA; FILTRATION; GLASS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032052033     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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