Effects of climate change and UV-B on materials

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-72

  Andrady, Anthony L ^a   Hamid, Halim S ^b   Torikai, Ayako ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c DAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; PLASTIC; RUBBER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VINYL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMIDITY; LIGHT DAMAGE; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 0037261318     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b211085g     Document Type: Article

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