Comparative measurements of solar UV radiation with spore dosimetry at three European and two Japanese sites

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 7-11

  Munakata, Nobuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Europe; Japan; Solar UV radiation; Spore dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EUROPE; JAPAN; RADIATION MONITORING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033393152     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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