Health impacts of ultraviolet radiation in urban ecosystems: A review

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5886, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-17

  Heisler, Gordon M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human health; Ozone depletion; Skin cancer; Urban climate; UVB radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

HUMAN HEALTH; OZONE DEPLETION; SKIN CANCER; URBAN CLIMATE; UVB RADIATION; VITAMIN D;

ECOSYSTEMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SKIN; VITAMINS;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 29344466701     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.620941     Document Type: Conference Paper

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