Estimation of biologically damaging UV levels in marine surface waters with DNA and viral dosimeters

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 268-273

  Wilhelm, Steven W ^a   Jeffrey, Wade H ^b   Suttle, Curtis A ^c   Mitchell, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; DOSIMETER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIBRIO; VIRUS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CATTLE; DNA DAMAGE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO; VIBRIO NATRIEGENS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CATTLE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; MARINE BIOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036726302     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)076<0268:EOBDUL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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