Uncertainty in Health Risks from Artificial Lighting due to Disruption of Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin Secretion: A Review

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 916-929

  Benke, Kurt K ^a,b   Benke, Kristen E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial lighting; blue light; circadian rhythm; health effects; melatonin secretion; risk analysis; uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877879585     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2012.702608     Document Type: Review

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