Main Title |
Protecting the Ozone Layer Protects Eyesight: A Report on Cataract Incidence in the United States Using the Atmospheric and Health Effects Framework Model. |
CORP Author |
ICF International, Inc., Fairfax, VA.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Air and Radiation. |
Year Published |
2010 |
Stock Number |
PB2010-115064 |
Additional Subjects |
Ozone layer ;
Environmental protection ;
Eye ;
Cataracts ;
Atmospheric effects ;
Health effects ;
Incidence ;
Environmental exposure ;
Ultraviolet radiation ;
Air pollution monitoring ;
Public health
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB2010-115064 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
68p |
Abstract |
This document offers an important reminder of the link between the intensity of ultraviolet radiation and cataract incidence. At Prevent Blindness America, we fully support the Environmental Protection Agency in its efforts to increase public awareness of the consequences for our eye and vision health resulting from UV exposure and the estimated health benefits of domestic and international policies to reduce levels of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere. Without the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments and adjustments, the economic and social burden of cataract might well have been much higher for our nation. |